Ryanair says it’s a very small proportion, less than 20%, but it’s still on-in-five. So when they say no more printed boarding passes, there is going to be havoc.” ...

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A traveler picks up his boarding pass at a Rapid Check-In kiosk near the Southwest Airlines ticket counter at Midway Airport on March 26, 2004 in Chicago. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) ...

A boarding pass contains a lot more information than just your gate and seat number. Boarding passes include codes that identify details about passengers and their itineraries.

Ryanair will end paper boarding passes and check-in fees. The European economy airline had plans to go all digital with boarding passes by May, but now the change will happen starting November 3rd.

But your boarding pass contains a lot more than just your plane seat and gate number. It also includes codes that communicate details about passengers and their itineraries to airport staff.