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What do the letters on boarding passes mean?

You might also see a random standalone letter on your boarding pass. This references your booking class. A and F, for instance, are typically used for first-class seats. The letter Y generally stands for economy class, while Q is an economy ticket purchased at a discounted rate.



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The letters stand for Secondary Security Screening Selection and if they appear on your boarding pass, it means your name is on a highly classified roster - the Selectee List. Once they come to pass through security, they'll likely be subject to “enhanced” pat-downs while their luggage might be inspected by hand.

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Y: Full-fare economy-class ticket.

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Airline Class of Service Codes A - First Class Discounted. B - Economy/Coach – Usually an upgradable fare to Business. C - Business Class. D - Business Class Discounted. E - Shuttle Service (no reservation allowed) or Economy/Coach Discounted.

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The boarding pass and the QR or 2D bar code printed on it contain sensitive information about the passenger and their journey that could be exploited by data thieves. The codes on the boarding pass contain all flight-related data, such as booking code, passenger name, date, flight number, class of travel and more.

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The “SSSS” you may see on an airline boarding pass is short for “Secondary Security Screening Selection.” If you see this on your boarding pass it means you will be subjected to additional security screening processes.

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If the letter B, H, M or Y is on the boarding pass, then the traveller is in the most basic class. This stands for economy seats, revealing the passenger is sitting in some of the cheapest seats onboard.

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The ICAO phonetic alphabet has assigned the 26 code words to the 26 letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.

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After preboarding is complete, first-class ticketed passengers are the first boarding group. Then the process continues, in alphabetical order, beginning with Group A and ending with Group E.

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An SSSS code on a boarding pass stands for “Secondary Security Screening Selection.” While somewhat of an annoyance, this code only means you have been flagged to undergo additional security screening procedures.

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First/business class Discounted fare: Z. Deep-discounted fare: P.

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There are 4 cabin classes offered on most airlines: economy, premium economy, business, and first class.

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V - Economy/Coach Discounted. W - Economy/Coach Premium. X - Economy/Coach Discounted. Y - Economy/Coach. Z - Business Class Discounted.

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C - Business Class. D - Business Class Discounted. E - Shuttle Service (no reservation allowed) or Economy/Coach Discounted. F - First Class.

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Group A boards first, then group B, and afterwards group C. If you end up with A1, then it's your lucky day — you'll likely get to be the first passenger on the plane.

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