Why do they scan boarding passes two times at security control in Brussels airport (BRU)?
At Brussels airport they have electronical gates that will only let you through if you scan a valid boarding pass. After the gates, you go immediately to stand in line for security control. In that line, you have to show your boarding pass to a person who scans it with a handheld device.
I have not experienced this in any other airport, yet is has happened every single time at BRU, for the three years I've been coming there. Why do they have a person check exactly what the machine did, directly before? It seems like a very unnecessary waste of work.
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Can you scan your boarding pass twice?
Occasionally a second security guard at the metal detector will double-check the boarding pass, but again, not by scanning it. 2) Once you get to your boarding gate, the barcode on the printed pass is finally scanned just before you enter the Jetway.Why do they scan your boarding pass at security?
\u201cThe system provides TSA officers with enhanced detection capabilities for identifying fraudulent or expired identification and boarding documents. It also will let the officer know, without the passenger showing their boarding pass, that they are ticketed for that particular airport on that day.\u201dWho scans boarding pass?
The gate attendant simply scans the code displayed on the phone. IATA's BCBP standard defines the three symbologies accepted for mobile phones: Aztec code, Datamatrix and QR code.Can you check in at the airport twice?
No, but it is not considered as a double checkin. You have the same seat and the same sequence number. You only print your boarding pass twice.What does 'SSSS' on your boarding pass mean?
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