Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA
Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA
Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA
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StB <strong>Bar</strong> <strong>Coded</strong> <strong>Boarding</strong> Pass <strong>Implementation</strong> Guide<br />
B.4 Others<br />
The purpose of this section is to clarify the alternative types of boarding passes available in the<br />
market.<br />
One alternative is the matrix code as an equivalent of PDF417. In the absence of <strong>IATA</strong> standard,<br />
the compromise between the two symbologies is:<br />
• Small size of code (Datamatrix, QR code)<br />
• Against low cost of readers (PDF417)<br />
When the <strong>IATA</strong> standard was published, only PDF417 was used on boarding passes, QR code<br />
was used on a regional level and Datamatrix was not used.<br />
The examples below tend to show that the symbology issue does not support the comparison<br />
with the added value of being an industry standard.<br />
B.4.1 PDF417 printed on ATB card<br />
A PDF417 code can fit on an ATB card, even on the stub (see fig. 82).<br />
Figure 89 - Sample of <strong>BCBP</strong> printed on ATB card without magnetic stripe<br />
B.4.2 Datamatrix printed on ATB card<br />
A Datamatrix code will require even less space than a PDF417 code containing the same data<br />
(see fig. 83).<br />
Figure 90 - Sample of <strong>BCBP</strong> printed on ATB card – Datamatrix code<br />
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