New policy? Carry your boarding pass on board...
May 11, 2018, 12:46 pm
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Who knew that paper boarding pass vs. app could be as contentious a debate as seat reclining? 
May 11, 2018, 12:46 pm
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May 11, 2018, 12:49 pm
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May 11, 2018, 3:49 pm
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May 11, 2018, 5:00 pm
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When I used paper BPs I always held onto them. Always handy to have in case a question ever arose later about my being on the flight. For example, what if I/we were offloaded due to unforeseen circumstances or chose to/were instructed to deplane during a stop? But now I've been using electronic BPs for a few years. I never have problems with scanning them-- no bigger problems than scanning paper, anyway-- and the argument that it wastes a phone's battery life is absurd.
May 12, 2018, 9:51 am
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In North America QR codes are, generally speaking, the technology that never blossomed. Ad agencies everywhere can't understand why people aren't whipping out their phones to scan QR codes off billboards or grocery aisle displays. When the habit doesn't form, it doesn't form.
May 12, 2018, 11:35 am
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QR codes as a marketing vehicle basically failed; IMHO it was ultimately because they didn't solve a problem (among other issues). Scannable codes as a digital event ticket (or boarding pass, or other access key) absolutely did not fail, and are utilized by millions of people every day. Near Field Communication will likely supplant scannable codes soon, but most systems I've seen still rely on a scannable code as a backup.