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 />
Recommendation<br />
• Tax agents should not place the sticker on the bar code, which makes it impossible to<br />
read at the boarding gate and causes delays on flights.<br />
• Tax authorities should reconsider the sticker, which does not fits on digital boarding<br />
passes (because they are not paper). They should stop issuing stickers. They should<br />
instead use the <strong>IATA</strong> 2D bar code that contains necessary data such as airline and flight<br />
codes and sequence numbers.<br />
6.5. Arrival<br />
Passengers with checked-in bags must carry the receipts. The bag receipts contain 10 digit<br />
numbers that could fit into the 2D bar code. Staffs who inspect bags and passengers may want<br />
to scan the bar code instead of just reading the receipts.<br />
6.6. Concessions<br />
6.6.1. Duty Free<br />
Only passengers with valid <strong>Boarding</strong> Pass are entitled to Duty Free purchases. Where applicable<br />
the duty free shops will need to read <strong>BCBP</strong>. During the transition period, a manual entry is still<br />
available.<br />
6.6.2. Airline lounge<br />
The agent at the lounge desk usually performs a visual check of the <strong>BCBP</strong>. A bar code scan may<br />
facilitate the verification and enable data collection.<br />
6.7. Capacity planning<br />
<strong>IATA</strong> publishes the Airport Development Reference Manual, which covers passenger terminal<br />
facilities. It analyzes the passenger behaviour and provides recommendations and simulation<br />
tools of queuing time at key areas such as check-in counters, passport control, hold room,<br />
loading area, baggage claim unit. The latest version (9 th ) was published in January 2004, which<br />
is before the <strong>BCBP</strong> standard was published and the web and mobile check-in were popular.<br />
Airport planners are invited to read the Manual and use their own judgement to adapt their<br />
simulation to the key developments that took place in the last 5 years.<br />
Recommendation<br />
Passengers can issue their boarding pass at home or receive it on their mobile phones. The<br />
need for check-in counters is decreasing and is replaced by the need for bag drop counters.<br />
• Airlines and airports working on capacity planning should take into account the check-in<br />
channels enabled by <strong>BCBP</strong> (web and mobile).<br />
• Airlines channel usage forecast should be used to plan the capacity of check-in counters.<br />
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