Bar-Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) Implementation guide - IATA

StB Bar Coded Boarding Pass Implementation Guide
3.2.2. Software
Aéroports de Paris (ADP) has decided to implement 100% BCBP in Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Terminal 1. Airlines whose applications are not 2D bar code ready can use the bar code
equipment. ADP provides a translator for magnetic data to BCBP data adapted to each carrier’s
pectab. The carriers and the airport have to agree where to insert the 2D bar code on the
boarding pass (see fig. 9). Carriers provided ADP with pectabs and paper stock samples to
perform the tests.
Figure 9 - Boarding pass with 2D bar code courtesy of ADP and UA
3.2.3. Charges
Assuming that one airline manages to check-in 50% of its passengers on the web, the airline
should be able to cut the need for check-in counters and corresponding staff by half. The CUTE
charges may still be calculated on the actual departing passenger counts.
Check-in costs
Basis
Amount
(not actual data)
Potential
Reduction
Check-in counter annual rent Per counter per year $100,000 50%
Check-in Staff Per year $40,000 50%
CUTE passenger charge Per departing passenger $0.60 0%
In a space constrained airport self-service check-in would enable one airline to open more flights
in a limited check-in area and to process more flights with a limited staff.
3.2.4. Home printed BCBP acceptance
Airport authorities may require that a sample home printed BCBP be provided prior to accepting
them at security.
3.3. Dealing with ground handlers
Ground handlers are a key stakeholders in the BCBP project. They process passengers from
check-in to boarding, they issue boarding passes at check-in counters and check them at the
gate.
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