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When I go to counter to check in my luggage, I'm given a printed boarding pass though I have a mobile pass. This happened several times and the last flight was from Istanbul to London.

Why do they give me a printed boarding pass, do they have to? While dropping my luggage, should I mention that I already have a mobile boarding pass?

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In general, there are multiple possible reason.

  • In some countries, immigration stamps the boarding pass to allow to later verify that you went through them.
  • in some countries, security stamps the pass to allow later to verify that you went through them.
  • you will get little sticky chits for your checked luggage, and they usually get stuck onto the boarding pass (but I have seen them stuck on my passport, which I hate)
  • some companies require you to hand in the paper boarding pass as proof you really flew when filing your expense report
  • their check-in process automatically generates the paper boarding pass, and they hand it to you.

Especially the last one is very common; I usually have an electronic boarding pass, and tell them I don't need a paper pass right in the beginning, and I see them print and discard it anyway.

You can simply toss it if you don't care to have it; but I recommend to keep it until you are on board, just to be sure.

Aganju
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