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

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Checklist and timeframe<br />

Figure 71 - Sample of Biometric <strong>Boarding</strong> Card courtesy of Bundes Druckerei<br />

7.3. E-Passport<br />

Phasing boarding passes out in favour of a paperless process is a fascinating idea. It would<br />

simplify the business, as no boarding pass would be required at the airport any more. The e-<br />

passport could serve as a unique identifier (see fig. 70-71). However, in the absence of a<br />

detailed implementation plan and arguments to overcome regulatory hurdles to paperless travel,<br />

the e-BP is still a dream.<br />

Figure 72 - e-passport architecture courtesy of Bundes Druckerei<br />

As a matter of fact, allowing passengers through the security check point would require the<br />

security guards to connect to all the airlines’ DCS and all travellers would have to use biometrics<br />

for identification.<br />

Figure 73 - e-passport reader courtesy of Integrated Engineering<br />

4 th edition - June 2009 - www.iata.org/stb/bcbp 83/128

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