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Old May 9, 2017 | 1:47 pm
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Originally Posted by garykung
Also - GAs can also process boarding by sequence numbers, without scanning the boarding passes.
Originally Posted by NikoGoutakolis
I’ve only seen that at LGA and ORD, but it’s increasingly rarer with the continued expansion of mobile passes.
This is the fallback procedure in case the scanner fails. Or, if the flight is running late, they would form 2 lines and have 1 GA scans BP, while the other types in the SEQ number, which is also available on mobile BP.

Originally Posted by bhunt
Do they not do headcounts on planes after everybody boards anymore?
yes they do - the FAs do.

Originally Posted by ntr91
They should at least have a "deny boarding" sound for people who should not, for whatever reason, be allowed on the plane. Wrong flight, duplicate BP, security hold, etc.
They do, but it's the same alarm as exit row or duplicate BP.
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