electronic boarding pass

Meaning

A digital version of a boarding pass, usually stored on a smartphone app or in a digital wallet, that allows a passenger to board a plane. It contains a QR code or barcode that security officers and gate agents scan instead of a printed paper ticket.

Examples

• I always save my electronic boarding pass to my phone's digital wallet before arriving at the airport.

  I always save my electronic boarding pass to my phone's digital wallet before arriving at the airport.

• Just scan your electronic boarding pass at the gate to board the aircraft.

  Just scan your electronic boarding pass at the gate to board the aircraft.

• My phone battery died, so I couldn't access my electronic boarding pass.

  My phone battery died, so I couldn't access my electronic boarding pass.

• You can get your electronic boarding pass by checking in online twenty-four hours before departure.

  You can get your electronic boarding pass by checking in online twenty-four hours before departure.

• The security officer asked me to show my electronic boarding pass and my passport.

  The security officer asked me to show my electronic boarding pass and my passport.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I have my electronic boarding ticket.

  ✓ I have my electronic boarding pass.

  Although it acts like a ticket, the official and natural industry term is always 'boarding pass'.

• ✗ Can I use an electronic board pass?

  ✓ Can I use an electronic boarding pass?

  The word must be the gerund 'boarding', not the base verb 'board'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Instead of printing your ticket, you can just show your ___ on your phone.

  💡 A digital document used to get on an airplane.

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  electronic boarding pass

• Please have your passport and ___ ready before you reach the front of the line.

  💡 The digital version of your flight ticket scanned at the gate.

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  electronic boarding pass