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When it comes to air travel and boarding passes, make sure you don't throw away your boarding passes. Why scammers could ...

The letter and number codes on a boarding pass tell a lot about you, including whether you've been chosen for extra screening ...

Along with your name and seat number, your boarding pass will often include a range of personal and flight information in various codes.

Boarding passes may just seem like a piece of paper, but it turns out your tickets have more information about you than you realize. ... ET or ETKT: Electronic Ticket.

The electronic boarding pass fulfills this desire perfectly”, commented Martijn van der Zee, vice president e-commerce at Air France KLM. “It is a new step in smooth and hassle free travelling.” ...

A visual history of the boarding pass. ... Electronic ticketing paves the way for online check-in. The first e-ticket was issued in 1994, and by 1997 IATA had adopted global standards for e-ticketing.

Iranian-born bioengineer researcher Nima Enayati holds up his boarding pass at Milan’s Malpensa International airport in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ...

From today, airlines are able to issue electronic boarding passes for international flights departing from Australia. The changes mean that passengers catching international flights will be able ...

A boarding pass contains a lot more information than just your gate and seat number. Boarding passes include codes that identify details about passengers and their itineraries. ... Electronic Ticket.

Scammers can use the personal information on boarding passes to access frequent flyer accounts, steal identities or even make changes to travel plans, according to Islands Travel Guide.

Boarding passes may just seem like a piece of paper, but it turns out your tickets have more information about you than you realize. ... ET or ETKT: Electronic Ticket.