Basic boarding pass guidelines. How to use and print an Aeroflot mobile boarding pass How to print a boarding pass

After check-in for the flight, the passenger is given a boarding pass. It can also be obtained from electronic ticket and after registering online. This important document must be retained until the end of your air travel. It will also be useful to business travelers as a strict reporting document provided to the accounting department.

Today we will talk about why you need a boarding pass for an airplane, how to get it at the airport and when checking in via the Internet, and we will also determine how a boarding pass differs from an air ticket.

Why do you need a boarding pass for an airplane?

A boarding pass is a mandatory document issued to a passenger after check-in for a flight. It is provided to customs control and security officers, who make a special mark on this document, and are then checked by airline representatives upon boarding.

The boarding pass must be retained throughout the flight, right up to the exit from the airport at the place of arrival. In any unforeseen situation, this document will play a key role in the evidence base.

What is the difference between a boarding pass and a ticket?

An air ticket is an official document confirming the agreement concluded between the carrier company and the passenger to provide the right to air transportation services. This document is subject to mandatory registration upon boarding the flight.

The air ticket contains the passenger's personal data, information about the flight: number, direction, point of departure and arrival, date of departure and landing, class of services booked, carrier company markings and cost.

After registering a ticket at the airport, the passenger is issued a boarding pass confirming the right to board the plane. This document also contains the passenger's personal information, the name of the airline, flight number, date and time of departure and arrival, route, boarding gate number, as well as a two-digit carrier code.

The boarding pass has a tear-off spine on the right side with duplicated information from the main document. When boarding a flight, an airline employee tears off the stub and hands it to the passenger. The main part of the coupon remains as a reporting document with the airline representative.

The coupon is presented to authorized persons during a number of pre-flight procedures (passport, customs control), as well as when checking in personal luggage. The specialist will mark the traveler's suitcase with an adhesive tag and glue a similar tag with a number to the tear-off part of the boarding pass. Using this document, the traveler will be able to receive personal belongings after landing at the place of arrival.

What does a boarding pass look like?

A boarding pass is a small document with a tear-off spine on the right side. The front part contains information about the passenger, flight and route. The logo of the carrier company is published at the top. The color of the boarding pass may vary depending on the design chosen by the airline.

What does a boarding pass for an S7 plane look like:

How to get and print a plane boarding pass

Most Russian air carriers offer passengers to check in for the plane at the airport before boarding the flight, on the company’s website via the Internet, as well as at self-service terminals installed at the airport terminal. Each air traveler can independently choose the most convenient way to check in for the plane, after which a boarding pass is issued.

In an Aeroport

You can get your boarding pass at the airport near a special counter after checking in for your flight.

Check-in opens 2-3 hours before departure and ends 40-60 minutes before the plane departs.

We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with how to get a boarding pass at Moscow airports Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo.

When registering online

If a passenger passes through, he must independently print out his boarding pass for the plane, without which he will not be able to board the flight.

How to get an electronic boarding pass online:

The first thing you need to do is check in online for your flight. official portal carrier. To do this, you will need Internet access, an air ticket and a passport.
The company's website has a special section for online registration. By clicking on the button, a window with a form to fill out will appear on the screen. The passenger needs to enter information as requested. The data is entered in Latin letters (as indicated on the ticket). Next, you can select a seat in the cabin, marking the selected option with one click. We save all changes and proceed to completing check-in for the flight.
After this option, an electronic boarding pass will be sent to the e-mail specified in the form for printing, which can be done if you have a printer on a regular A4 sheet.
If a printer is not available, the passenger can print out their boarding pass at the airport using a special self-service terminal. To receive it you need to enter the code specified in the document.

The boarding pass for electronic check-in has a different format, slightly different from the document received when checking in for a flight at the airport, but it also has legal force and is officially used when boarding the plane, when collecting baggage and for reporting to the accounting department for business travelers.

Electronic boarding pass photo:

From a mobile phone

You can check in for a plane and quickly receive a boarding pass, eliminating the need for a long wait in line at the check-in counter at the airport, if you have a mobile phone or tablet with Internet access.

To receive a boarding pass, you need to download a special application, check in online and receive a barcode upon completion of the registration procedure, which will be used to print your boarding pass at the airport at the self-service terminal. This device quickly recognizes barcode information and instantly prints an electronic boarding pass.

Airplane boarding pass for accounting

Passengers traveling by air for work purposes must provide the accounting department with a boarding pass upon return. This document is the main confirmation of the costs of a business trip, which is approved by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

Upon presentation of the boarding pass, a business traveler who has made a business trip at his own expense acquires the legal right to receive full reimbursement of expenses, including the cost of the flight, service fees, as well as the costs of additional air carrier services.

It is important to keep a strict reporting document during the travel period. If, under certain circumstances, a passenger has lost his boarding pass, he can obtain a certificate from the office of the carrier company confirming the flight on the airliner with an exact indication of the route, departure date and other important data. This certificate will also be accepted by the accounting department as an official document confirming the employee’s travel expenses.

When checking in online, be sure to print your electronic boarding pass or use the self-service terminal at the airport.

The large Russian airline Aeroflot carries out Passenger Transportation in domestic and international directions. Extensive experience and solid reputation attract many passengers traveling around different countries world on business issues and tourist routes.

Those who often fly on Aeroflot planes have long been aware of all the principles of pre-flight procedures and the possibility of checking in for a flight. We have prepared educational information for novice travelers. In our article we will tell you how to check in for an Aeroflot flight at the airport and on the Internet, how to print out your boarding pass and what to do if your pass is lost.

Aeroflot ticket registration at the airport

For many decades, the only way to check in for a flight was to issue a boarding pass directly at the airport near a special counter. With the advent of new technologies, the air carrier has introduced new check-in methods for passengers, involving the use of the World Wide Web.

Advanced users are happy to check-in for an Aeroflot plane through the carrier’s website or mobile application. But despite the many advantages online registration, many passengers still prefer to check in for a plane in the traditional way at the departure airport.

The passenger should arrive at the airport in advance. There are always queues at the check-in counter for economy class passengers, so you won’t be able to go through this procedure quickly.

Passengers who have an air ticket in their hands undergo priority check-in at a special counter where there are no long queues.

How to check in at the airport for an Aeroflot plane:

there is an electronic display in the airport building, on it you need to look up information about the number of Aeroflot check-in counters for the flight according to the purchased tickets;
Having proceeded to the place of registration, we take a turn and wait for ours;
the passenger presents the airline employee with his personal passport and air ticket;
the specialist verifies the data and asks you to choose a seat in the cabin from the available options;
then the employee marks the seat indicated by the passenger and prints out the boarding pass;
With this document, the passenger goes to the counter, where luggage is accepted into the cargo compartment of the aircraft, and then goes through other necessary pre-flight procedures (customs, passport control).

At Sheremetyevo Airport, you can check in for an Aeroflot plane in terminals F, D, E (depending on the direction). Registration ends 40 minutes before the plane departs. If a passenger does not make it to the registration procedure in time, he will not be able to board the plane.

How to register a flight ticket online step by step

The most convenient way to check in for an Aeroflot plane is online through the carrier’s official website. This procedure is not difficult to complete; even a beginner can quickly cope with this task!

How to check in online for an Aeroflot plane:

On the company’s website, find the “Online Services” section and select the “Online Registration” tab. You can go to this page by clicking the button with the mouse.
Be sure to study the registration rules on the site, and then check the “I agree to the terms” box. To proceed to the next step, click the “Next” button.
In a new window, columns will appear for entering the passenger’s full name and number indicated in the itinerary receipt. Enter this data and click “Continue”.
Now information with a brief reminder about the list of items prohibited for transportation will appear on the screen. After reviewing this information, click on the “Continue registration” button.
The next step is choosing a seat in the cabin from the available options. A map with a diagram of the salon will appear on the screen, where free and occupied seats will be marked. Select the appropriate option in one click.
Next, click the “Registration” button and proceed to printing your boarding pass.

The registration procedure on the Aeroflot airline website opens 24 hours before flight departure and ends 45 minutes. You will have enough time to understand this simple scheme and go through the pre-flight procedure in a comfortable manner. Having your boarding pass in hand, received after such registration, you will not have to stand in long lines at the airport counter. With this document, you can immediately proceed to baggage check-in and other pre-flight procedures.

How to get an Aeroflot boarding pass

A boarding pass is a mandatory document, without which a passenger will not be able to check in luggage and board the plane. Be sure to print it out after registering online!

The Aeroflot boarding pass will be sent to the passenger’s email address specified when filling out the form. You will need a printer to print. If such a device is not available, save the electronic document data to a flash card. You can print a coupon from an electronic medium in any salon.

Ways to print your boarding pass:

At the self-service terminal, where you can also go through the entire registration procedure.
Near the check-in counter after checking out online. The specialist will quickly print out the ticket, making sure that the passenger has already completed the registration procedure on the website and entered all the necessary data.
On a printer on a regular A4 sheet immediately after registering online by clicking the “Print” button.

How to use your mobile boarding pass

Mobile device users can download a special mobile application to their phone that allows them to quickly check in for a plane. The principle of document execution is identical to the method of registering online on the website.

After registering through the mobile application, the passenger will receive a barcode. It must be brought to the scanner of the self-service terminal at the airport. The equipment quickly recognizes the specified information from the barcode and prints out the boarding pass.

Conditions for check-in for Aeroflot flights through the mobile application:

This check-in method is not used at all airports. First, the passenger needs to check whether the airport of departure is included in the list where mobile check-in for the flight is allowed.
Passengers, minor children, travelers or guardians, as well as disabled people whose flight includes additional services cannot register through the mobile application.
This method of completing the pre-flight procedure is also not suitable for passengers carrying non-standard baggage or valuable cargo.

Mobile check-in opens one day before the plane's departure and ends 45 minutes.

What to do if you lost your boarding pass

The boarding pass confirms the passenger's right to receive the services of the selected airline and the flight. In the absence of this document, the passenger will not be allowed on board.

If a traveler loses their boarding pass, they need to get it restored. This can be done at the airport near the check-in counter. Explain your problem to the airline employee by presenting your identification documents. The specialist will check the information provided and quickly print out a new boarding pass.

If a traveler discovers the loss immediately before departure, when the check-in time for the flight has already expired, he will not be able to continue his air travel on the previously booked flight. The employee will offer a flight on another plane flying in a similar direction, or will issue a refund of the ticket with compensation for the money spent. The money will be transferred to the recipient's account, but not in full, but with the deduction of interest on some fees.

Your boarding pass may also be lost after air travel. Business passengers need such a document for reporting to the accounting department. You can restore it at the airline office by writing an application requesting a duplicate. You will have to pay for this service according to the carrier's tariffs.

If you checked in online, your boarding pass will be saved in your email and can be quickly reprinted.

Aeroflot airline creates the best conditions for passengers choosing a reliable carrier for air travel to various destinations. If you have any problems with documents issued for travel, do not hesitate to contact the company’s employees by phone or in person at an Aeroflot stationary office.

After checking in for a flight via the Internet, you can print your boarding pass at home or in the office, get it on your mobile phone or use the standard procedure for obtaining a boarding pass at the airport.

After choosing a seat in the cabin, select the function "Print boarding pass" (“Print out boarding pass”). To ensure the best print quality for your coupon, disable Pop-up Blocker. The boarding pass can be printed on a regular printer.

If you cannot print your boarding pass or you have forgotten/lost your printed boarding pass, please log in again and print it again. You can also get a voucher at the airport from a self-service check-in machine.

What is a pop-up blocker and how can I disable it?

A pop-up blocker is a feature that prevents additional browser windows from opening (“popping up”)—called “pop-ups.”

Unblocking the browser Microsoft Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer, enhanced with Windows XP Service Pack 2, includes a pop-up blocker. To open the airline window, go to the menu "Tools" - "Pop-up Blocker" - "Pop-up Blocker Settings". Then in the "Address of website to allow" window, enter for example the following domain: lufthansa.com and click "Add".

Unblocking the Mozilla Firefox browser

The Mozilla Firefox browser already comes with a standard pop-up blocker. To allow the airline window to appear, select “Tools” - “Settings” from the menu. In the "Content" section, add the following domain using the "Allowed sites" button: lufthansa.com

Unblocking in other browsers

Please use your browser's "Help" feature to learn how to disable your pop-up blocker.

Other types of boarding passes (mobile boarding pass, standard boarding pass obtained from a self-service check-in machine)

At your request, a mobile boarding pass can be sent to your mobile phone. After selecting your seat, at the end of the online check-in process, select the Mobile Boarding Pass option and provide your mobile phone number or email address. This service is already offered on most routes of most airlines.

Register using your mobile phone and save time

Using a phone with Internet access, you can check in for your flight 23 hours before departure, choose your seat and receive your mobile boarding pass. This way you save valuable time.

How to check in using a mobile phone for example for Lufthansa flights

Dial lufthansa.com in the browser.
Click Register/ Check-in.
For identification, use your plastic card card number and your last name or reservation code and first and last name.
Select your seat using the interactive map.

Please take into account the registration deadlines. By this time you should be checked in for the flight and your luggage should already be checked in. Check-in deadlines depend on the departure airport.

How to get a mobile boarding pass

After the message “You are checked in”, you will receive a mobile boarding pass in the form of an SMS with a link, or an e-mail message directly to your phone (technical ability to access the Internet is required). Along with the 2D bar code, the message will contain text information about your flight.

If you select SMS link, you will receive an SMS containing a link to the page where your mobile boarding pass is saved. You can go to this page at any time before your flight departs.

To use this option you need a phone with Internet access. To test this feature, you can order a test mobile boarding pass.

If you have problems obtaining a mobile boarding pass, you can obtain a traditional boarding pass from a check-in machine or at the airport check-in counter. The same applies if your phone battery is low and your boarding pass is not available.

You can also request a mobile boarding pass after online check-in and after check-in via SMS.

The fastest way to get on board a plane

Save time with a mobile boarding pass: if you only have hand luggage, proceed directly to security and then to the boarding gate. Checked baggage can be quickly dropped off at one of the airlines' baggage drop-off counters.

Reception desks baggage drop-off
Please present your 2D bar code on your mobile phone screen to the airline representative for scanning. The phone backlight must be turned on.

Security control, transfer
Please provide information relating to your flight in plain text for identification.

Boarding passage through scanner
When boarding, bring the 2D bar code to the scanner
Important: Make sure your phone's backlight is on.
Before your trip, read the information about registration deadlines. Before the expiration of the specified period, you must receive your boarding pass and check in your luggage. Check-in times may vary at different airports.

Selecting another flight after check-in is completed

If you receive your boarding pass through online check-in, you can choose another seat in the cabin or, if the fare allows this option, choose another flight after check-in. To do this, at the self-check-in machine located in the airport building, present your boarding pass (barcode) to the scanner and follow the instructions on the machine’s display.

Vacation, trip to the sea or to the mountains, on an excursion tour or just to visit loved ones in another city. Very often, in order to get to the right place, air travel is used, which requires not only the financial costs of purchasing a ticket, but also knowledge of certain formalities and new rules for boarding the plane.

Any air travel requires mandatory registration for the flight, which indicates the passenger’s continued intention to fly on the selected flight. Registration can be carried out in two forms: online and directly at the airport.

Online registration

This form provides for the remote preliminary possibility of obtaining a boarding pass. As a rule, each airline has its own time period during which remote check-in begins. Usually - 48 hours before departure time. It also ends a little earlier than the usual procedure at the airport - on average, 3 hours before departure.

Interesting! Depending on the airline and fare selected, you may be given the option to select your seat during online check-in. However, when checking in for low-cost airline flights, this service is often charged separately.

Online check-in is not mandatory, so if a seat in the cabin is not so important for a passenger or it is not possible to use the Internet at the specified time, then you can always do all the procedures directly at the airport.

Boarding pass

Any check-in must result in the receipt of a boarding pass. Anyone who registered online receives this document, equipped with a barcode and/or QR code, to the resource that was specified during the registration process. This could be a phone number, then all the necessary information will be sent via SMS, another option is email.

What to do with an electronic boarding pass?

Until recently, after receiving a ticket, the passenger had several options for action.

Independently print out the coupon and present it at the airport;
Printing out a coupon at self-service counters located at airports in major cities;
Presentation of the electronic version of the coupon at the registration desk, after which the traditional paper version was issued.

And it was the paper boarding pass that was the basis for entering the sanitary area and further boarding the plane.

This technology had a number of disadvantages, the most important of which was additional red tape at the airport. Moreover, if the self-service counter does not take a lot of a person’s time, then standing in the general check-in queue makes the electronic process almost meaningless, except for selecting a seat, and requires an advance arrival at the airport.

Taking this into account, the Russian Ministry of Transport adopted new rules for boarding an airplane.

Rules for boarding a plane from February 24, 2020

The innovations, which are spelled out in the Order of the Ministry of Transport, registered on February 14, are aimed at eliminating the need to have a paper version of the boarding pass. Now, to board a plane, you only need to present your electronic boarding pass.

Thus, to board a flight, an air passenger has the right to present for pre-flight inspection:

A regular paper version of the coupon or;
Electronic boarding pass or;
Coupon in the form of a barcode.

To depart from any Russian airport you can now present an electronic boarding pass.

However, it is worth remembering that the smooth operation of any system, especially a technologically complex one, requires a certain amount of time. In the case of electronic boarding passes, each airport will have to equip its boarding gates with special electronic turnstiles or the latest readers that can scan the presented barcode or QR code. The reading procedure itself involves the creation of a virtual mark about the passenger’s appearance for the flight - an analogue of the current print on paper.

Therefore, when checking in, it is worth checking with the carrier airline whether it is possible to present an electronic version of the coupon at the departure airport.

The airline is responsible for informing passengers about the possibility of boarding a flight under the new rules via eGate.

The carrier can inform the passenger either on its website or directly at the airport building.

Benefits of an electronic boarding pass

Simplification of the registration procedure

Eliminating the need to print out a ticket will save time required to go through the procedure at the airport. The opportunity will be especially appreciated in those air harbors where there are still no self-service counters.

However, not everyone will be able to take advantage of this benefit. If a passenger needs to check in luggage, i.e. a bag or suitcase that cannot be transported in the passenger cabin of the aircraft, then in any case he will have to go through registration procedures at the airport terminal building or special terminals equipped in large cities.

Among those who will also need a paper version, despite the new rules for boarding the plane, are business travel allowances. Unfortunately, most companies still require a boarding pass with the appropriate stamps to complete the advance report.

No additional financial costs

A number of low-cost airlines now charge an additional fee for printing a boarding pass; new rules will allow you to avoid such expenses.

Additional peace of mind for passengers

At large airports, many first-time passengers have to struggle to find a suitable check-in counter or self-service kiosk. Another nervous factor is the risk of losing your paper boarding pass.

Disadvantages of an electronic boarding pass

The need to maintain sufficient battery charge

If you board a flight under the new rules, proof of registration will be a mobile device, from the screen of which you will read the code. However, if the gadget is discharged at the time of landing, you will have to urgently proceed to regular check-in, which, as a rule, ends 40 minutes before departure.

Which airports are ready to accept passengers with an electronic boarding pass?

At the time of writing this article, airports in Ufa, Moscow and Moscow declare this possibility. In the near future, it is planned to launch similar functionality in and

A boarding pass is the main document for a passenger; without it you will not be allowed on the plane. Airport security services mark boarding passes as having passed security checks and passport control. Airline staff check boarding passes upon boarding a plane to double check that passengers are on the correct flight and to help them find a seat on board.

The type of boarding pass depends on how you checked in for the flight: if you checked in for the flight yourself, it can be printed on an A4 home printer; if you received your boarding pass at the airport, it will be a rectangular piece of paper.

The boarding pass must contain information about the passenger, date and time of departure, flight number, boarding gate and seat in the aircraft cabin.

Electronic boarding passes

The boarding pass can be in electronic form. When checking in online independently, the airline sends an electronic boarding pass to the passenger by email. If you are flying from Russian airports and CIS countries, you must print your boarding pass. This can be done at home or in the office, at check-in counters or airport check-in terminals.

Starting from 2018, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation plans to allow the use of electronic boarding passes from smartphone screens. Paper boarding passes will also be available for use.

How to get a boarding pass

You can obtain your boarding pass in advance yourself or at the airport check-in counter. To get your boarding pass yourself, you must first go through online check-in on the airline's website. Avianiti recommends that passengers do their own online check-in, as they can choose the most suitable comfortable places on the plane and save time at the airport.

Do I need to print a boarding pass when checking in online?

There are no requirements that oblige the passenger to print a boarding pass. If you checked in online, you can print your boarding pass yourself or have the airline staff do it at the airport check-in counter.

Passengers flying from Russian airports and CIS countries are required to have a printed boarding pass. This is due to the requirements of airport security services, which stamp security checks on boarding passes. Therefore, without a paper boarding pass, you simply will not be allowed into the security check area before boarding.

At major foreign airports, after online check-in, you do not need to print your boarding pass.

How to print a boarding pass

After completing online check-in on the airline's website, you will be asked to print out your boarding pass and send it to your email. As a rule, a copy of the boarding pass is sent by mail.

If you did not receive or accidentally deleted a letter from the airline with registration data, do not worry, your data is in the airline’s system. You can call the airline so that they can check whether you entered your email correctly or resend your boarding pass. You can print the landing page on ordinary A4 paper; you do not need to cut it to shape with scissors.

What to do if you don't have a printer

If you don't have a printer, don't worry, you can print your boarding pass for free at the airport. This will be done by an airline employee at the check-in counter or by you yourself in special electronic terminals. These are located near your airline's check-in counters and are called Check-in or Self Service Machines. These terminals have several foreign languages, including Russian. You will need to enter your details, after which the terminal will print your boarding pass.

Some terminals are equipped with a barcode or QR code scanner; if your electronic boarding pass has such a code, simply hold it up to the scanner and you will not need to enter your registration details. If you have an airline mile card, insert it into the terminal and it will automatically read information about you and your flight from it. You can also attach a biometric foreign passport for scanning.

If you are at a hotel, after checking in online, contact the hotel reception staff and ask to print your boarding pass. You will need to send it to the hotel's email.

Should I print my boarding pass or not?

If you are in doubt whether you need to print your boarding pass or whether only a digital copy on your phone will be enough - print it! The phone may freeze, freeze, or get lost. Avianiti recommends printing your boarding pass, especially if you are in an unfamiliar country. You just need to present your printed ticket to the airport employee and they will immediately tell you where to go. With a printed boarding pass you will save time.