What does P mean on boarding pass?

Though many of the airlines have similar class indicators, these are not universal so be sure to always double check your ticket. F, A and P are the letters that indicate a full fare First Class ticket. J and C represent full fare Business or Executive Class ticket. W represents premium economy ticket.



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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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All departure and landing times are shown in local time. For example, if you book a flight from Hong Kong to New York that takes off at 19:00, Wednesday and lands at 11:00 Thursday, then you'll depart at 19:00 Hong Kong time on Wednesday and arrive at 11:00 New York time on Thursday.

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A Southwest boarding group (either A, B, or C) and position (1-60) will be assigned to you at check-in and it'll be printed on your boarding pass. 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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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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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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Ask the airline to check the “USAGE” status of the underlying ticket record. You'll need the ticket number, or the original locator, at a minimum. If the ticket says “USED” they boarded the flight. If it says 'EXCHANGED” they changed it into something else & if it says “OPEN” or “NO SHOW” they didn't fly.

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The P indicates a positioning flight.

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

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“Cabin crew, all call”
This is an instruction by the head flight attendant to tell all cabin crew to pick up their nearby intercom headset. Usually it will be to report that they have completed a task such as arming the doors for departure or disarming for arrival.

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Fox is short for foxtrot, the NATO phonetic designation for the letter F, which is short for fire. The radio call announcing that a weapon has been fired is intended to help avoid friendly fire, alerting other pilots to avoid maneuvering into the path of the munition.

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For most airlines, the code serves as a short abbreviation for the company's full name. For example, American Airlines uses “AA” and United Airlines uses “UA.” Not all codes appear to be synonymous with an airline, though.

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An “A” or “F” mean first-class treatment, while a “B” often means you're more likely to get upgraded than if you have a “Q” or a “Y” on your ticket—the latter two are typically the cheapest economy fares.

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