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

TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1 - StB Support Model...........................................................................................................4
Figure 2 - Welcome page of the StB Portal......................................................................................4
Figure 3 - Welcome page of the StB Knowledge Base ....................................................................5
Figure 4 - Challenges to implementation - IATA survey May 2006 ..................................................6
Figure 5 - Availability of boarding passes per check-in channel.......................................................7
Figure 6 - Comparison table between 2D bar code, 1D bar code and mag stripe ATB .................10
Figure 7 - Stakeholders in the BCBP project..................................................................................14
Figure 8 - Map of world airports offering 2D capable printers ........................................................15
Figure 9 - Boarding pass with 2D bar code courtesy of ADP and UA ............................................16
Figure 10 - Organisation of the project team..................................................................................19
Figure 11 - Organisation of the critical IT infrastructure interface elements...................................21
Figure 12 - Airport system situational assessment table................................................................22
Figure 13 - Airport equipment situational assessment table...........................................................22
Figure 14 - Airport security situational assessment table...............................................................22
Figure 15 - Project progress tracking table.....................................................................................23
Figure 16 - BCBP implementation map..........................................................................................29
Figure 17 - Example of timeframe for a BCBP project ...................................................................30
Figure 18 - Key dates in the evolution of bar codes .......................................................................33
Figure 19 - Example of a PDF417 bar code courtesy of British Airways........................................34
Figure 20 - Example of an Aztec code courtesy of Air France KLM...............................................34
Figure 21 - Test of bar code size courtesy of Lufthansa Systems..................................................36
Figure 22 - Bar code average size of BCBP samples ....................................................................36
Figure 23 - Format M example one flight leg..................................................................................39
Figure 24 - Format M example two flight legs ................................................................................41
Figure 25 - Extract from Resolution 722f and 722g........................................................................42
Figure 26 - Boarding pass with a proprietary 1D bar code courtesy of American Airlines .............45
Figure 27 - Data flow of passenger information at check-in ...........................................................45
Figure 28 - ATB layout as specified in Resolution 722c.................................................................46
Figure 29 - Back of an ATB card with magnetic stripe courtesy of JAL..........................................46
Figure 30 - Mandatory text on a boarding pass..............................................................................47
Figure 31 - Web check-in timeframe ..............................................................................................48
Figure 32 - Example of web check-in seat selection courtesy of British Airways ...........................49
Figure 33 - Screen shot of flight check-in page Courtesy of American Airlines..............................50
Figure 34 - Architecture of DCS host connection to web server.....................................................51
Figure 35 - Tips for passengers using web check-in courtesy of British Airways...........................52
Figure 36 - Example of Mobile BCBP courtesy of Delta airlines ....................................................52
Figure 37 - One bar code cell displayed in 1, 2 or 3 pixel width.....................................................54
Figure 38 - Bar code displayed on the screen of a mobile phone courtesy of SBB CFF ...............56
Figure 39 - Example of a printer for kiosk ......................................................................................56
Figure 40 - Printing techniques supporting 2D bar codes ..............................................................57
Figure 41 - Example of direct thermal ATB printer that can print PDF417 courtesy of Intermec....57
Figure 42 - 2D bar code capable ATB printers installed base........................................................58
Figure 43 - Example of grading scale for measuring print quality of a PDF417 bar code ..............59
Figure 44 - Verification of the print quality of a PDF417 bar code..................................................59
Figure 45 - Example of ATB and bar code reader courtesy of Unimark.........................................60
Figure 46 - Comparison of bar code reading technologies.............................................................61
Figure 47 - Examples of readers and their decoding capabilities for 1D and PDF417...................61
Figure 48 - Scanning range and resolution courtesy of Intermec...................................................62
Figure 49 - Scanning range and resolution courtesy of Denso ......................................................63
Figure 50 - Example of ATB reader retrofitted with a bar code scanner, courtesy of IER..............63
Figure 51 - Example of hand held bar code reader, courtesy of HHP............................................64
Figure 52 - Example of kiosk retrofitted with a 2D bar code reader, courtesy of ARINC................64
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