Mobile Boarding Pass

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Thought I'd share my experience using the Mobile Boarding Pass generated by the SQ Mobile App SIN-BKK and BKK-SIN.

So several years ago I lamented when SQ "cheapened" their Economy boarding passes but with all the work travel I do these days, anything that saves time is welcome!

I never check-in my bags, even when travelling long-haul so with the mobile boarding pass, I can walk straight to immigration.

At both SIN and BKK, I got confused looks from the immigration officers at first when they asked for my boarding pass and I flashed my phone but their senior colleagues intervened, showing that they just needed to scan the QR Code of the mobile BP, the way they would the barcode of a traditional BP.

Probably saved me 15 minutes at BKK as there was quite a queue at the SQ Check-In Counter.

Would highly recommend it if you're not checking-in any bags.. and if you're environmentally-conscious

[ninervictor]

Thought I'd share my experience using the Mobile Boarding Pass generated by the SQ Mobile App SIN-BKK and BKK-SIN.

So several years ago I lamented when SQ "cheapened" their Economy boarding passes but with all the work travel I do these days, anything that saves time is welcome!

I never check-in my bags, even when travelling long-haul so with the mobile boarding pass, I can walk straight to immigration.

At both SIN and BKK, I got confused looks from the immigration officers at first when they asked for my boarding pass and I flashed my phone but their senior colleagues intervened, showing that they just needed to scan the QR Code of the mobile BP, the way they would the barcode of a traditional BP.

Probably saved me 15 minutes at BKK as there was quite a queue at the SQ Check-In Counter.

Would highly recommend it if you're not checking-in any bags.. and if you're environmentally-conscious

The only time I travel without check in was KL lol.
I tried it at NRT, most of the seasoned business traveler uses it, self service scan QR code on the reader.

[SQ228]

I've started using it instead of printing when I'm away from home. So much less hassle than having to email a PDF to a hotel reception and beg them to print it or use their business centre with ancient computers you don't trust the safety of. Check-in agents usually reprint the passes anyway.

[jonleong]

I was using only the mobile boarding pass for the longest time until January this year and then I decided to get physical passes as back up. This was after I saw my US colleague have his mobile boarding pass rejected because of a faulty reader in Dallas despite trying a number of times and he had to trudge back to the kiosk to print a physical pass and rejoin the long security queue. Always have a backup plan for technology to fail!

[SilverChris]

I was using only the mobile boarding pass for the longest time until January this year and then I decided to get physical passes as back up. This was after I saw my US colleague have his mobile boarding pass rejected because of a faulty reader in Dallas despite trying a number of times and he had to trudge back to the kiosk to print a physical pass and rejoin the long security queue. Always have a backup plan for technology to fail!

Either you trust it or you don't. Getting the printed BP totally defeats the purpose of having the mobile version.

[jonleong]

Either you trust it or you don't. Getting the printed BP totally defeats the purpose of having the mobile version.

Well, in my colleague's case it failed. I wish you well.

[CarbonMan]

I suffer from low-batt and phone misplaced phobias. So it's always paper for me as a boarding pass. But I'm starting to learn to trust the tech with cinema tix now.

[EWR]

I always print out my BPs. In fact I go so far as to get it from the counter and would explain to the kiosk attendants I want a cardboard BP, so would not use the kiosks. Very old school