Originally Posted by
chongcao
FYI, I always use used paper to print our boarding pass. But that is besides the point. The point here is why BA can not do what other airlines do by providing one page E-ticket solution.
USA never checks, I have never been checked. But requirement is there. And travellers are responsible themselves to provide E-ticket when asked by agents.
I have been checked once. Almost caused me not to be let into the country!
That was despite showing the BA app with e-ticket number. But the flight out of the US wasn't showing (too many legs to show in the app). I could not get Internet signal on the 3G as they were disturbing the signals in the immigration area, and they were unwilling/unable to provide WiFi or a computer with a printer.
Ended with another agent calling me over after I had a 15 minute discussion with the first one and airport staff. (Which recommended me to go to the lounge, forgetting that I had just gone through a one way gate that I couldn't get back through!)
So yes a pdf would have been immensely helpful as I could have then easily stored it in my downloaded files on my phone. I am often without printer access, and I dislike paper copies unless necessary. I have never needed one even in China for visa free transit.