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Boarding pass

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

/ˈbɔːrdɪŋ pæs/nounCore term

In travel & airport english, boarding pass means: A card or mobile document you get after check-in that shows your name, flight, gate, seat and boarding time and lets you get on the plane.

In Turkish: biniş kartı

How it is used

Needed at security, at the gate and sometimes at duty-free tills. It can be printed at home, kept as a mobile boarding pass on your phone, or issued at the check-in desk. Gate staff scan its barcode before you board.

Example sentences

  1. Please have your boarding pass ready at the gate.

  2. My boarding pass is on my phone. Can you scan it from the screen?

Common collocations

  • print your boarding pass
  • mobile boarding pass
  • show your boarding pass
  • scan a boarding pass
  • check inTo show your ticket and passport and hand over your bags at the airport before a flight, or to register when you arrive at a hotel.
  • gateThe numbered area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then walk or take a bus to board their plane.
  • boarding timeThe time when passengers start getting on the plane, often 30 to 45 minutes before departure and printed on the boarding pass.
  • online check-inChecking in for a flight on the airline's website or app before you reach the airport; it usually opens a day or two before departure.
  • aisle seatA seat next to the passage that runs between the rows on a plane, train or bus, so you can get up without disturbing others.

More terms: Check-in

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