Originally Posted by mahasamatman
I wonder if it's a requirement that boarding passes be on paper. If I had a PDF and brought my PowerBook through with me with the PDF on the screen, why shouldn't that be sufficient? Or what about a digital photo of the screen? Flying needs to catch up with technology!
Why, of course it has to be on paper. How else would the TSA agent scribble illegible lines in blue ink on the boarding pass and wave you through?