It’s easy for people who like to travel by air to imagine a model of a boarding pass for an airplane. They easily navigate in it and understand what inscription refers to what. But some tourists have never flown, so it’s often difficult for them to decode boarding passes for an airplane at the airport. So that we don’t have any problems with boarding, let's study everything about the landing document.
Boarding pass is
When registering for a flight, all passengers are issued a boarding pass. It contains information about the flight, as well as the passenger: name and surname, destination, class of service, departure date, time of departure and arrival (always indicated local), time of the end of registration and start of boarding, flight, gate (gate number) place on board.
For clarity, we present you a sample boarding pass for the Aeroflot aircraft.
Where to get a boarding pass?
Obtaining a boarding pass for an airplane is a must. Issue it at the reception, as we have indicated above. To do this, it is necessary to present to the airport employee a document that confirms the identity of the citizen (for example, a passport).
Even if you have registered online (through the official website or application on your smartphone), you still need to print your boarding pass. Go to the reception or use the machine that reads your QR code and prints the ticket you need.
What is a boarding pass for?
When boarding a plane, flight attendants require a boarding pass. So the flight attendants will be able to make sure that you went to that gate and got on the right plane.
Moreover, it is on the boarding pass that the security services and customs officers stamp and make notes that record the passage of each of the control points.
What does a boarding pass for an airplane look like?
It consists of two parts, one of which at the departure gate is torn off and kept by an employee of the airport. The second part of the coupon remains with you. With it, you go directly aboard by telepath (or in any other way). And it is the second part that remains in your hands that should be shown to the stewardess or steward at the entrance to the plane, so that you are prompted with a place and a row.
Also, a luggage receipt is attached to the second part of the coupon. It shows the flight and all the necessary information in case your suitcase is lost. At some airports, this receipt must be shown after you have found your luggage. This is necessary for the airport employee so that you make sure that you have taken your suitcase.
A sample boarding pass for an airplane is presented below.
We recover the coupon
What if you lose your boarding pass? This happens, do not worry, it is easy to recover. There is a database at the airport, and all the information about your flight is stored in it. Contact the airport staff at the front desk again. He will tell you how to duplicate your boarding pass.
If you realize that you lost your ticket when there were only a few minutes left before boarding, do not panic either. Try the following:
- Go on board, explain the whole situation to the stewardess. There are special applications at the disposal of the crew, with which you can check whether the passenger really belongs to this flight. If the information is confirmed, you will be allowed on the plane.
- For the future: just in case, take a photo of your boarding pass for the plane. If you lose it, you can provide confirmation that the document was in your hands.
If you need to provide a coupon at work for financial statements, and you have lost it, you can proceed as follows:
- Call the service center and follow the directions.
- Write a statement to the office of the airline serving the flight. Ask for a duplicate landing document. These applications are considered very quickly. This is normal practice with air carriers.
- You may be asked to issue a certificate instead of a coupon. It will contain information about the passenger, flight, time of departure and arrival, ticket price, etc.
We recommend that you request a duplicate coupon as soon as possible. The airline has only kept flight and passenger information in its database for some time.
Important boarding pass points
What information does the boarding document carry? What is mandatory on each coupon?
- Surname, first name of the passenger in accordance with the passport. If you fly abroad, you must show your passport at the registration desk. The same with domestic flights: you will need a Russian passport. Check the spelling of your name carefully. If it is incorrect, you may not be allowed to board the aircraft or may not be allowed to pass through passport control.
- From (from) and where (to) the plane is heading. For example, from Novosibirsk to Moscow.
- Boarding time Usually 40 minutes before departure. So, if you have a departure at 23:00, then for sure the time of your boarding (it is the end time of check-in for the flight) will be 22:20. Check the exact time on your ticket. Do not forget that for 15-30 (at each airport in different ways) boarding ends. If you are late, you will not be allowed. The plane will fly away without you.
- Gate number. To board a plane, you must go exactly to the exit indicated on the ticket. There are times when the gate is changed even after the start of landing. Keep track of information on the scoreboard and listen to announcements at the airport. You can also monitor the number of the gate through the official website of the airport.
- Row and seat number on the plane. A number is a row, and a letter is a place in a row.
So, we figured out in detail what data is indicated on the boarding pass. Now we proceed directly to the decryption of the ticket.
Ticket Decryption
It's time to learn how to read airline tickets. It is often difficult for people to recognize incomprehensible characters in the Latin alphabet. Especially for those who do not speak English, they do not delve into the intricacies of aviation and do not know certain terms.
Above we figured out the theory. Now let's move directly to practice. We will analyze a sample boarding pass for the plane.
- It indicates which airline ticket you purchased. In this case, it is Aeroflot.
- Booking code for online registration later: LDUWHB.
- Surname, name, patronymic of the passenger: Dontsova Daria Igorevna.
- The plane flies from the airport of Surgut.
- Destination - Moscow. SVO - short designation (IATA code) of the Sheremetyevo airport.
- SU 1513 is your flight. SU is the two-letter code of the airline carrier. In our case, this is Aeroflot.
- Class - N (economy). Date is 11 JAN, i.e. January 11th.
- Landing time is 07:30.
- Departure time is 08:10.
- Gate number is G3.
- Place on board the aircraft - 22 A (22 row, first place at the window).
- The number of the electronic ticket is 5552142854038.
- Terminal One (at the airport of Surgut).
- Reminder for passenger indicated: boarding ends 20 minutes before departure.
So, we have analyzed an example of a boarding pass for flight SU 1513, Surgut - Moscow. Now you can definitely read your ticket without any problems.
Boarding pass for a child
If your child is more than two years old, he will be given the same ticket as you. He will not be any different.
If the child is small (less than two years), then, according to the rules, he must fly in the arms of one of the parents. He will not have a separate place. Here one of the options is possible:
- The child’s ticket in the Seat column will indicate INFT (Infant without a seat).
- Your baby’s ticket will show your place. Since the child will occupy the same place as yours.
Now you are unlikely to have questions about boarding passes. Have a nice trip!