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Boarding pass on your iPhone

  • 18-09-2012 7:58am
    #1
    Andrew33
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    I'm flying on Friday to Faro with FR so I have to check in online and print my boarding cards. I remember last year or possibly 2010 seeing somebody use their iPhone as a boarding card, problem is, I can't remember if I was waiting on an AL or an FR flight at the time! Does anybody know if it can be done with FR? I nearly always have a problem with my printed boarding pass not scanning properly.:)


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  • #2
    Davidth88
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    errr remember the woman that caused the news recently because she created a facebook page after being charged the daft charges because she didn't print her boarding passes .....


    Well she had the PDF's on her phone , but FR basically ignored them


    Paper or nothing I am afraid with FR

    Some airlines have smart passes, where you have a barcode loaded to your phone that can be used , but FR is not one of them .

    You have to remember FR tear off a strip , and use that to count the passengers ( or did when I last flew them about a year ago )


  • #3
    Andrew33
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    Cheers Dave, I suspected it'd be too easy alright. I don't think FR even have an app (I could be wrong).
    Ah well, I'll just have to print out paper ones so.


  • #4
    Davidth88
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    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Cheers Dave, I suspected it'd be too easy alright. I don't think FR even have an app (I could be wrong).
    Ah well, I'll just have to print out paper ones so.

    Ohh it has an APP ... ( you pay for it )

    But I don't think it counts as a boarding pass


    http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/minibyte/2012/09/05/ryanair-unveils-its-mobile-app/


  • #5
    JoeA3
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    A guy in front of me boarding an Aer Lingus flight to Frankfurt recently had this. I'd never heard of the option before, seemed very handy.


  • #6
    afatbollix
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    Aerlingus, BMI and BA have check in boarding cards for your phone. Very handy.

    Ryanair you have to print it off


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  • #7
    Hogzy
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    Easy Jet have an app for for a boarding pass, as do southwest and Virgin America. All budget airlines. I dont see why Ryanair cant do it?


  • #8
    Davidth88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    Hogzy wrote: »
    Easy Jet have an app for for a boarding pass, as do southwest and Virgin America. All budget airlines. I dont see why Ryanair cant do it?

    I think it's because they don't use computers at the gate.

    If you watch their boarding they basically tear off a strip , then manually count them.... possibly to save on hardware

    Do SITA still own / run most of the computer systems at the airports ? Perhaps FR have not joined the SITA club ?


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