Best and worst boarding pass designs?

[Sprucegoose]

Hate AA unless there is an F on it..... Can't go past the old QF F as kindly reproduced above.

CX is simple and clear. SQ had a good colour background as well.

 

[Archphoto]

I really liked the old QF ones; still remember my first ever upgrade at the gate - didn't realise what had happened (had been an extremely long day). Heard the beep but thought nothing of it, wasn't until I saw the blue stripe as I walked to board (rather than red) that I realised myself and my colleague had been upgraded to J. :mrgreen:

Now in a sleepy stupor, I'd probably still think I was travelling in Y - not quite so "In your Face"; maybe a little too subtle.

 

[alieninperth]

here are a few ideas some good, some not so.

Rethink the Airline Boarding Pass | PeterSmart
Redesigning the Boarding Pass - Journal - Boarding Pass / Fail

 

[MEL_Traveller]

here are a few ideas some good, some not so.

Rethink the Airline Boarding Pass | PeterSmart
Redesigning the Boarding Pass - Journal - Boarding Pass /*Fail

oh dear... I think the author of the first article has a lot more to worry about than the design of the boarding pass if he forgets:

why he's at the airport
where he's flying to
what time his flight is
what the gate is

all in the two seconds after leaving check in and passing through security.

they do look really cool however

 

[Archphoto]

oh oh dear... I think the author of the first article has a lot. ore to worry about than the design of the boarding pass if he forgets:

why he's at the airport
where he's flying to
what time his flight is
what the gate is

all in the two seconds after leaving check in and passing through security.

they do look really cool however

For those who don't travel regularly though, clear and concise information and design is a hell of a lot easier to decipher than some of the gobbledygook many BPs offer. First time travellers are often nervous and trying to decipher some that have been presented up-thread, would be truly terrifying!!!

 

[alieninperth]

oh dear... I think the author of the first article has a lot more to worry about than the design of the boarding pass if he forgets:

why he's at the airport
where he's flying to
what time his flight is
what the gate is

all in the two seconds after leaving check in and passing through security.

they do look really cool however

With 14 flights in 2 months I can see how the flight numbers, gates, detinations and times would all meld into each other. Hell, with a 4 leg trip the Ireland from AUS, I've been know to confuse at least one of these on more than one occasion. But yes, the deigns are quite nice.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Don't really mind too much as long as the boarding pass issued is good enough for airport security.

We recently had an am flight on NH CTS/NGO with a whole day to explore NGO before flying UA NGO/GUM that evening at 2055.

We had both boarding passes on NH stock given to us in CTS that morning but when we got back to NGO Airport at 1500 to head through security they referred to some laminated card they had which said we must have a UA boarding pass as they've got to see the passport but UA checkin didn't open until 2 hours before the flight which was at least 3 hours away.

Don't know what the issue was as they CSA in CTS had sighted our passports so if we'd stayed airside I guess we would've been right.

We then spent the next hour or so logging on to the UA website trying to get a reprint which we did then went back to security only to find out that what we had was classed as 'home print' on their laminated card & the answer was still no.

The chap didn't speak English that well so a colleague came over & help out & actually called the UA staff behind the scenes who said it was okay but we had to show our passports to them at the gate prior to boarding. Not sure if having HLO made any difference.

 

[harvyk]

I'm another +1 with the QF ones, although I do agree, I do wish the BP's where a bit more like those of old when the bit at the top was different colours depending on the class. I still remember being handed a J BP for the first (unexpected ) time and thinking wow this looks pretty different.

 

[RooFlyer]

Just had this one from Alaskan Airlines.

Both flights on the one BP, gate info up front, other information clearly presented. Best of breed I think.

 

[seanpodge]

Most boarding passes are dead ugly, which I could live with except that they generally make information HARDER to decipher than it should. I also hate the length of the things and would much prefer a credit card sized pass that one can keep in their wallet/purse rather than have to origami into a pocket. My template would be something like a China Railways ticket (e.g. here), which includes a QR code. If a physical stub is still needed, airlines can have a double length pass that easily folds over into a credit card size. Airlines should also put information that isn't relevant to the traveller (eg. sequence no., eticket (is there any other kind these days?)) well out of the way of the important information. Surely the reason why check in workers feel the need to circle everything on the pass is because it is woefully designed in the first place. Also, since it seems that half the time when I check in a gate for my flight has either not been allocated yet or changes anyway, the gate information is a bit superfluous anyway. I'd just write a warning message to check the screens (and tell airport management to have enough screens too).

Just had this one from Alaskan Airlines.

Both flights on the one BP, gate info up front, other information clearly presented. Best of breed I think.



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I was flying on LO a few months ago on a CPH-WAW-PEK flight but checked in at the SAS counters (doesn't look like LOT have their own counters at CPH) and was given a single boarding pass with both flight details on it. Can't be sure, but I assume that it was a SAS habit since it was printed on paper with their logo on it. I don't have a photo, but it looked like RooFlyer's SAS pass (post #6) with two lines of flight details.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Any boarding pass with TSAPrecheck has got to be up there with the best right?