Why did my boarding pass have to be manually checked at the gate? [closed]
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I recently travelled from the US to the UK with my friends for a trip, during boarding, my boarding pass and one of my friend's boarding pass was rejected by the scanner at the gate during boarding and we had to step aside while they manually checked our boarding passes and passports. On the flight back to the US, the same thing happened again but only to my boarding pass this time and it took them longer to manually check it this time. What could've possibly happened to set off the scanner?
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asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
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closed as primarily opinion-based by JonathanReez♦ Aug 24 '17 at 8:52
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I recently travelled from the US to the UK with my friends for a trip, during boarding, my boarding pass and one of my friend's boarding pass was rejected by the scanner at the gate during boarding and we had to step aside while they manually checked our boarding passes and passports. On the flight back to the US, the same thing happened again but only to my boarding pass this time and it took them longer to manually check it this time. What could've possibly happened to set off the scanner?
passports
asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
Generalkidd
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closed as primarily opinion-based by JonathanReez♦ Aug 24 '17 at 8:52
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
Your passport was rejected by the gate? It is unusual for passports to be "scanned" at boarding gates in either the US or the UK. Are you sure it was not your boarding pass that was rejected?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:22
Ah actually I think you're right it was the boarding pass that was rejected, but they did ask for my passport and the boarding pass to manually check it again.
– Generalkidd
Jul 20 '17 at 7:29
Did you check in online? Did you check in any bags? Had anyone from the airline [not including airport security] actually looked at your passport before you got to the gate?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:38
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Maybe you folded it or the print was smudged? I see that very seldom, and then it is the (non-)quality of the printed card that makes them check.
– Aganju
Jul 20 '17 at 11:35
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There are a number of reasons your boarding pass can have a "NOT OK" status after it has been ok'd by the check-in desk. Any answer would be fairly speculative.
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 20:43
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I recently travelled from the US to the UK with my friends for a trip, during boarding, my boarding pass and one of my friend's boarding pass was rejected by the scanner at the gate during boarding and we had to step aside while they manually checked our boarding passes and passports. On the flight back to the US, the same thing happened again but only to my boarding pass this time and it took them longer to manually check it this time. What could've possibly happened to set off the scanner?
passports
asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
Generalkidd
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I recently travelled from the US to the UK with my friends for a trip, during boarding, my boarding pass and one of my friend's boarding pass was rejected by the scanner at the gate during boarding and we had to step aside while they manually checked our boarding passes and passports. On the flight back to the US, the same thing happened again but only to my boarding pass this time and it took them longer to manually check it this time. What could've possibly happened to set off the scanner?
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passports
asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
Generalkidd
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asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
Generalkidd
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edited Jul 20 '17 at 7:31
asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
Generalkidd
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asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
Generalkidd
1062
asked Jul 20 '17 at 6:59
Generalkidd
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closed as primarily opinion-based by JonathanReez♦ Aug 24 '17 at 8:52
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by JonathanReez♦ Aug 24 '17 at 8:52
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
Your passport was rejected by the gate? It is unusual for passports to be "scanned" at boarding gates in either the US or the UK. Are you sure it was not your boarding pass that was rejected?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:22
Ah actually I think you're right it was the boarding pass that was rejected, but they did ask for my passport and the boarding pass to manually check it again.
– Generalkidd
Jul 20 '17 at 7:29
Did you check in online? Did you check in any bags? Had anyone from the airline [not including airport security] actually looked at your passport before you got to the gate?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:38
1
Maybe you folded it or the print was smudged? I see that very seldom, and then it is the (non-)quality of the printed card that makes them check.
– Aganju
Jul 20 '17 at 11:35
1
There are a number of reasons your boarding pass can have a "NOT OK" status after it has been ok'd by the check-in desk. Any answer would be fairly speculative.
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 20:43
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Your passport was rejected by the gate? It is unusual for passports to be "scanned" at boarding gates in either the US or the UK. Are you sure it was not your boarding pass that was rejected?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:22
Ah actually I think you're right it was the boarding pass that was rejected, but they did ask for my passport and the boarding pass to manually check it again.
– Generalkidd
Jul 20 '17 at 7:29
Did you check in online? Did you check in any bags? Had anyone from the airline [not including airport security] actually looked at your passport before you got to the gate?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:38
1
Maybe you folded it or the print was smudged? I see that very seldom, and then it is the (non-)quality of the printed card that makes them check.
– Aganju
Jul 20 '17 at 11:35
1
There are a number of reasons your boarding pass can have a "NOT OK" status after it has been ok'd by the check-in desk. Any answer would be fairly speculative.
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 20:43
Your passport was rejected by the gate? It is unusual for passports to be "scanned" at boarding gates in either the US or the UK. Are you sure it was not your boarding pass that was rejected?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:22
Your passport was rejected by the gate? It is unusual for passports to be "scanned" at boarding gates in either the US or the UK. Are you sure it was not your boarding pass that was rejected?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:22
Ah actually I think you're right it was the boarding pass that was rejected, but they did ask for my passport and the boarding pass to manually check it again.
– Generalkidd
Jul 20 '17 at 7:29
Ah actually I think you're right it was the boarding pass that was rejected, but they did ask for my passport and the boarding pass to manually check it again.
– Generalkidd
Jul 20 '17 at 7:29
Did you check in online? Did you check in any bags? Had anyone from the airline [not including airport security] actually looked at your passport before you got to the gate?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:38
Did you check in online? Did you check in any bags? Had anyone from the airline [not including airport security] actually looked at your passport before you got to the gate?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:38
1
1
Maybe you folded it or the print was smudged? I see that very seldom, and then it is the (non-)quality of the printed card that makes them check.
– Aganju
Jul 20 '17 at 11:35
Maybe you folded it or the print was smudged? I see that very seldom, and then it is the (non-)quality of the printed card that makes them check.
– Aganju
Jul 20 '17 at 11:35
1
1
There are a number of reasons your boarding pass can have a "NOT OK" status after it has been ok'd by the check-in desk. Any answer would be fairly speculative.
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 20:43
There are a number of reasons your boarding pass can have a "NOT OK" status after it has been ok'd by the check-in desk. Any answer would be fairly speculative.
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 20:43
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Your passport was rejected by the gate? It is unusual for passports to be "scanned" at boarding gates in either the US or the UK. Are you sure it was not your boarding pass that was rejected?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:22
Ah actually I think you're right it was the boarding pass that was rejected, but they did ask for my passport and the boarding pass to manually check it again.
– Generalkidd
Jul 20 '17 at 7:29
Did you check in online? Did you check in any bags? Had anyone from the airline [not including airport security] actually looked at your passport before you got to the gate?
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 7:38
1
Maybe you folded it or the print was smudged? I see that very seldom, and then it is the (non-)quality of the printed card that makes them check.
– Aganju
Jul 20 '17 at 11:35
1
There are a number of reasons your boarding pass can have a "NOT OK" status after it has been ok'd by the check-in desk. Any answer would be fairly speculative.
– Calchas
Jul 20 '17 at 20:43