Originally Posted by
Thai-Kiwi
As [MENTION=656651]sbiddle[/MENTION] noted, the paper or electronic boarding pass has EXPRESS PATH printed on it. The person is there simply to turnaround pax that don’t have that. AA presumably could (and should) have stamped ‘express path’ or printed a BP-sized card with ‘Express Path’ on it.
A hassle either way to go ‘normal’ or return to AA check-in.
Though you would expect AirNZ seeing can print in NZ but at other ports like YVR they put a sticker on the BP.