Boarding Pass in the App - Is that enough?
Oct 27, 2015, 10:25 am
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Boarding Pass in the App - Is that enough?
I'm used to RyanAir so I feel like Frontier will be the same deal. With RyanAir if you show up at the airport without everything in order, you pay.
So this may be a dumb question but I can't get a clear answer on the Frontier website.
I have the Frontier Android App and it lets me check in. It's given me something that looks like a boarding pass with a QR Code.
Is that enough to get on the plane, or do I need a physical piece of paper? I'm guessing checking in at the airport will involve $$$
The Frontier site doesn't really mention e-boarding passes, and just mentions paper.
Also I'm not up for risking my backpack, so I'm taking a supermarket cotton bag as my personal item hehe
So this may be a dumb question but I can't get a clear answer on the Frontier website.
I have the Frontier Android App and it lets me check in. It's given me something that looks like a boarding pass with a QR Code.
Is that enough to get on the plane, or do I need a physical piece of paper? I'm guessing checking in at the airport will involve $$$
The Frontier site doesn't really mention e-boarding passes, and just mentions paper.
Also I'm not up for risking my backpack, so I'm taking a supermarket cotton bag as my personal item hehe
Oct 27, 2015, 11:44 am
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Frontier on Twitter says it is enough, but one passenger reported being turned away by TSA since "Frontier doesn't do electronic tickets".
I also could not download the app on my older Android Phone. According to the Playstore it's only been downloaded 500 times.
To be safe I'd print out a paper BP until it can be confirmed that app works.
I also could not download the app on my older Android Phone. According to the Playstore it's only been downloaded 500 times.
To be safe I'd print out a paper BP until it can be confirmed that app works.
Oct 28, 2015, 6:54 am
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OK I sent myself through as a guinea pig (also I couldnt find a printer).
Security/TSA check point was fine. It scanned the boarding pass on my phone like it would for any other airline.
However when I got to the gate, Frontier staff didn't seem too familiar with e-boarding passes (maybe noone uses them).
My phone wouldn't scan, so they typed in my seat number to the computer.
So it looks like it pretty much works. If I find a printer before I fly back, I may just print the boarding pass to be on the safe side
Security/TSA check point was fine. It scanned the boarding pass on my phone like it would for any other airline.
However when I got to the gate, Frontier staff didn't seem too familiar with e-boarding passes (maybe noone uses them).
My phone wouldn't scan, so they typed in my seat number to the computer.
So it looks like it pretty much works. If I find a printer before I fly back, I may just print the boarding pass to be on the safe side
Oct 29, 2015, 8:48 pm
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@ PDX this past weekend, no issues at TSA and no issues at the gate -- the BP scanned just fine at both spots for this party of two. I have to say, it's about time to get a Frontier app. Strange the app doesn't link to your Early Returns profile. Now we need PreCheck...and wifi...
Nov 11, 2015, 8:45 pm
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@ PDX this past weekend, no issues at TSA and no issues at the gate -- the BP scanned just fine at both spots for this party of two. I have to say, it's about time to get a Frontier app. Strange the app doesn't link to your Early Returns profile. Now we need PreCheck...and wifi...