I had a connection through Geneva and while my international mobile phone coverage covered the UK and Germany, but Switzerland wasn’t included. The gate for the connecting flight was through an unsecured area, so I had to show a boarding pass again, except the United app which had the digital boarding pass couldn’t connect (because of no internet access) and I almost missed my connecting flight.
Luckily I had printed out the boarding passes, but they were buried in my carry on. So I had to unload the whole thing to find it, but I did. If I had only a digital boarding pass I would have been out-of-luck.
Maybe I’m old school and I keep printed maps, tickets, all in a folder on my suitcase.
My phone has all that info too. But then it’s a single point of failure. And I’ve absolutely had the paper ticket save my ass because my phone could freeze or restart at critical moments.
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I had a connection through Geneva and while my international mobile phone coverage covered the UK and Germany, but Switzerland wasn’t included. The gate for the connecting flight was through an unsecured area, so I had to show a boarding pass again, except the United app which had the digital boarding pass couldn’t connect (because of no internet access) and I almost missed my connecting flight.
Luckily I had printed out the boarding passes, but they were buried in my carry on. So I had to unload the whole thing to find it, but I did. If I had only a digital boarding pass I would have been out-of-luck.
Yup. I work in IT, so I know digital stuff likes to shit the bed at the worst possible time. I always bring paper copies for situations like these.
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What happens if somehow your phone gets broken? I always get a paper pass printed out just in case.
What happens if you lose the piece of paper?
You can get a new boarding pass at the gate or before check-in so it’s not like you’ll be stranded at the airport.
I’m just saying it’s always good to have a backup, and it doesn’t cost you a thing. You never know what’s gonna happen, so redundancy is a good thing.
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I’m happy for you, but all it takes is one time. No reason not to have an extra backup.
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You can see it as living in fear, if that’s what helps you, I just see it as being as prepared as I can.
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I prefer a paper pass.
Maybe I’m old school and I keep printed maps, tickets, all in a folder on my suitcase.
My phone has all that info too. But then it’s a single point of failure. And I’ve absolutely had the paper ticket save my ass because my phone could freeze or restart at critical moments.
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