Adverts on Print Your Own Boarding Pass
Jan 5, 2018, 7:29 am
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Jan 5, 2018, 7:42 am
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I must try using A5 paper ... I have a 500-sheet pack that hardly ever gets used these days. Thanks for the tip!
And always on my trusty old monchrome laser. As noted upthread, one low (colour) cartridge on my ink-jet and it refuses to print!
And always on my trusty old monchrome laser. As noted upthread, one low (colour) cartridge on my ink-jet and it refuses to print!
Jan 5, 2018, 7:58 am
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I checked back in my email. My BPs in December had no adverts. The ones from Sept-Nov did have adverts. This reminded me of another annoying factor here ... when BA get the formatting slightly wrong and the BP (or really just the advert) comes out on a second page! More wastage this time simply due to BA's incompetence!
Last edited by gms; Jan 5, 2018 at 8:05 am
Jan 5, 2018, 7:58 am
#34
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If you can do without colour, then black&white laser printers are IMO the way to go. Either you print so little that you take advantage of the toner not drying out (while ink will) or print so much that it will be more economical thank ink.
Jan 5, 2018, 8:02 am
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If anyone needs some ink, I have a whole load of HP printer cartridges from the Tesco's mistake club card pts last year ;-)
Jan 5, 2018, 9:53 am
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Is the page shown as HTML then printed (rather than served as PDF that is then printed, like Easyjet) ?
If so, does an adblocker prevent the ad from loading? Or, can the ad element be added to the adblocker block list for a long-term solution?
(I very rarely PYOB so I don't actually know how BA does it - I check in online and get one from machinery or people at the airport)
If so, does an adblocker prevent the ad from loading? Or, can the ad element be added to the adblocker block list for a long-term solution?
(I very rarely PYOB so I don't actually know how BA does it - I check in online and get one from machinery or people at the airport)
Jan 5, 2018, 10:19 am
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If you get angsty about replacing colour ink cartridges then I recommend adding a monochrome laser. We have both, and the seemingly inexhaustible toner cartridge that can be relied on after children have depleted colour printer is a great saver of stress when you just have to print.
Jan 5, 2018, 10:55 am
#39
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Doesn't matter, the reader takes a lot longer to read a phone pay app than it does a contactless card. Doubtless someone in the know can explain why.
Jan 5, 2018, 11:06 am
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Fine, sell adverts on PYOBPs - but please could they be relevant and consider the resources of the customer printing them?
Jan 5, 2018, 11:06 am
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If you get angsty about replacing colour ink cartridges then I recommend adding a monochrome laser. We have both, and the seemingly inexhaustible toner cartridge that can be relied on after children have depleted colour printer is a great saver of stress when you just have to print.
The only reason I have an inkjet multi-function printer is for the scan/copy function. Ghastly little things!!
Jan 5, 2018, 11:07 am
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Is the page shown as HTML then printed (rather than served as PDF that is then printed, like Easyjet) ?
If so, does an adblocker prevent the ad from loading? Or, can the ad element be added to the adblocker block list for a long-term solution?
(I very rarely PYOB so I don't actually know how BA does it - I check in online and get one from machinery or people at the airport)
If so, does an adblocker prevent the ad from loading? Or, can the ad element be added to the adblocker block list for a long-term solution?
(I very rarely PYOB so I don't actually know how BA does it - I check in online and get one from machinery or people at the airport)
Jan 5, 2018, 1:24 pm
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What I really don't understand is the number of people here saying they 'need' to print out a BP and then whingeing about the ink, paper, inconvenience, etc. I can honestly say I've never printed one for BA, I just get a small one at the airport. Easy. That's one of the reasons I try not to fly Ryanair.