Originally Posted by
narvik
... A Boarding Pass (showing Star Alliance GOLD) should be MUCH more of secure proof than any digital image stored on someone's phone!
Not disagreeing with that but many agents had been living in a world of past rules (although that seems to have greatly diminished).
But the more pertinent issue is when the BP not showing the *G status which while rare does appear to occasionally happen for a few carriers -- so this is where the digital card is needed.