Can someone else use your boarding pass?

It is not legal to give your boarding pass to someone else. It is a non-transferrable document. This is why your boarding pass is checked against your ID at security checkpoints. Your boarding pass indicates the level of security screening you face, which is particular to the individual identified on it.



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Previously, each person had to each carry their own smartphone to show their mobile boarding pass to go through security or board a flight. But now up to eight individual mobile boarding passes can be viewed on one phone, providing everyone travelling together is on the same booking reference number.

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Hackers can employ social engineering techniques, pretending to be airline representatives to trick you into revealing more personal data. They can also create targeted phishing attempts using your boarding pass info, leading to clicking on malicious links or sharing sensitive data.

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Depending on the requirements of airport authorities, you will need to present a mobile boarding pass, a paper boarding pass printed out by you or a paper boarding pass picked up from the check-in desk.

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There's no right or wrong answer when it comes to deciding which type of boarding pass is right for you — both work just fine. But when it comes to air travel, we like to play it safe, which is why we recommend printing out your boarding pass, too.

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Generally, a passenger with an electronic ticket will only need a boarding pass. If a passenger has a paper airline ticket, that ticket (or flight coupon) may be required to be attached to the boarding pass for the passenger to board the aircraft.

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Yes, separate boarding passes are issued for two different flights, however, if you want the same seat then either you can go for web check-in or you can ask the airline official at the counter to give you the same seat for both the flights.

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Do I need to print my boarding pass if I have a QR code? You shouldn't need to print your boarding pass out on paper as all of the needed information is available within the mobile version of the code, the airline's app, and the various emails they've sent you.

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Mobile boarding passes are more convenient than printable boarding passes for customers. Unlike physical boarding passes which require customers to print, mobile boarding passes are accessible through text message images or mobile wallet.

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