Will BA print my e-ticket on boarding card paper?
Jul 21, 2015, 5:14 pm
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Or by e-ticket did you actually just mean itinerary?
Jul 22, 2015, 12:18 am
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The ATB (boarding pass) size e-ticket receipt will get an entire e-ticket (4 coupons) onto a single card. The information is rather abbreviated, but it will remind those of a certain age of the passenger coupon at the end of a paper ticket booklet.
Jul 22, 2015, 12:26 am
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I think this speaks more to the very poor design of the e-ticket receipt than anything else.
Jul 22, 2015, 12:34 am
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But that's what happens when you design everything for tablets, which is the "house style" that the new e-ticket receipt follows.
Jul 22, 2015, 12:45 am
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Agreed - the immediately was very much less wasteful, as you could usually get all of the pertinent information onto both sides of a single A4 sheet.
But that's what happens when you design everything for tablets, which is the "house style" that the new e-ticket receipt follows.
But that's what happens when you design everything for tablets, which is the "house style" that the new e-ticket receipt follows.
Jul 22, 2015, 1:39 am
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Jul 22, 2015, 3:48 am
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Any BA ticket desk, including the ticket desk at NCL, will be happy to print out an e-ticket receipt onto ATB-format stock.
Note that I am referring to the ticket desk, not the check-in desk.
The e-ticket does not need to be for immediate travel and does not even need to be for travel in the future. If you can provide the ticket number on an ancient itinerary they should be able to print a copy for you.
Note that I am referring to the ticket desk, not the check-in desk.
The e-ticket does not need to be for immediate travel and does not even need to be for travel in the future. If you can provide the ticket number on an ancient itinerary they should be able to print a copy for you.
Oct 11, 2018, 12:00 pm
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Sorry to bump an old thread but does anyone have any more recent experience of this? I've booked a surprise trip and would rather proper card tickets than just an A4 printout if it's possible! Going through LGW next week so was hoping to stop by the desk and give it a go.
Oct 11, 2018, 12:54 pm
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Still works fine - I got one printed a couple weeks ago at LHR GF, and ask for them occasionally. Guest Services can normally do it, but I've encountered some funny agents once in a while who state they simply cannot do it or know how. First time I went up to GC who said "they should've done it downstairs", second time I just went to the main entrance where it was done in a couple seconds. All you need is the booking reference (and to be the passenger).
Oct 11, 2018, 4:04 pm
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I have my doubts whether NCL can do this, but here's an alternative way:
DIY: Boarding Pass Invitation / Save The Date | Aylee Bits
This website leads to a Word Document which has a boarding pass style template on it. With a bit of cut/paste from BA.com of images, you'd probably quickly do a better one than BA itself can do!
Maybe you can have a go at it, and share it here? Others may be able to chip in images for example.
DIY: Boarding Pass Invitation / Save The Date | Aylee Bits
This website leads to a Word Document which has a boarding pass style template on it. With a bit of cut/paste from BA.com of images, you'd probably quickly do a better one than BA itself can do!
Maybe you can have a go at it, and share it here? Others may be able to chip in images for example.
just send me a pm and Ill send it over on email