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

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