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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<strong>BCBP</strong> technical implementation<br />
5.3.4. Mandatory text<br />
Recommended Practice 1706d, attachment A defines mandatory fields to be printed on a<br />
boarding pass (see fig. 28).<br />
Field<br />
Marketing Carrier<br />
Passenger name<br />
Sequence #<br />
From<br />
To<br />
Class<br />
Ticket type<br />
Flight #<br />
Date<br />
Departure time<br />
<strong>Boarding</strong> time / Gate closes<br />
Seat<br />
<strong>Boarding</strong> Gate<br />
Comments<br />
Airport name + code<br />
Airport name + code<br />
Full name<br />
Paper or Electronic<br />
Calendar DD-MM, not Julian!<br />
HH:MM<br />
HH:MM<br />
Figure 30 - Mandatory text on a boarding pass<br />
It is recommended to use a bigger font for:<br />
• Key passenger information such as boarding time and seat number<br />
• The ET logo so that the ground handlers do not look for the coupon<br />
5.3.5. Size of the boarding pass<br />
Three sizes are currently used by <strong>IATA</strong> member airlines: the ATB size, the A4 or letter size and<br />
the identification card size (see illustrations in Appendix).<br />
Size Description Dimensions<br />
ATB Defined in Resolution 722e, par. 6.6.2 20.32 x 8.23 cm<br />
8 x 3.25 inch<br />
A4 / Letter - The international standard is ISO 216, which<br />
defines A4, amongst other<br />
- In the US, Letter is the most commonly used<br />
size<br />
Identification<br />
card<br />
Defined in ISO 7810. ID-1 is commonly used for<br />
banking cards, driving licenses, loyalty cards<br />
and business cards<br />
A4: 21 x 29.7 cm<br />
Letter: 8 1/2 x 11 inch<br />
8,56 x 5.40 cm<br />
3.37 x 2.12 inch<br />
There are several advantages to this smaller size and one potential drawback. Passengers will<br />
find it easier to store a credit card in their wallet (no need to fold) than folding an A4 page twice<br />
(which is still more convenient than ATB stock that cannot be folded and does not fit in a pocket).<br />
It also saves paper at the kiosk by 75% or increases the paper capacity of the kiosk by 300%.<br />
The limit to this size is the quantity of information to be printed and the space available of the bar<br />
code.<br />
4 th edition - June 2009 - www.iata.org/stb/bcbp 47/128