A traveler took to social media to share their expertise utilizing their cellular boarding cross so as to share an necessary message with fellow travelers.
Titled “Always screenshot your boarding pass from the app,” the person wrote within the put up, “Call me paranoid, but I take that extra step just in case.”
The person went on to clarify {that a} flight attendant approached them upon seating and stated they have been upgraded.
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“Finally get to FC [first class] and settle in, only for another FA [flight attendant] –I’m not making this up– come and tell me that it was a mistake and the upgrade was not available. Annoying but I guess whatever, maybe the GA [gate agent] made a mistake,” stated the put up.
The Redditor, who claimed to be flying American Airlines, then shared that when they arrived again at their unique seat, a fellow passenger who stated they have been on standby stated it was her seat.
A traveler who stated they have been flying on American Airlines warned others to screenshot their digital boarding passes after a “complete snafu.” (iStock)
“I look in the app and of course, my boarding pass had changed to the FC seat, which was not available. Good thing I had the screenshot of the original pass and showed it to her and to the FA, who then moved her somewhere in the back,” the put up stated.
The person added, “A complete snafu, which of course they had no explanation for, but if I had not had that screenshot, it would have been me in the back.”
Fox News Digital reached out to American Airlines for remark.
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Gary Leff, a Virginia-based journey business skilled and writer of the weblog “View From the Wing,” instructed Fox News Digital he at all times screenshots his digital boarding passes.
“An airline’s system can go down, or an internet connection can fail right as I’m trying to board. So, I view this as a backup that helps me board smoothly,” stated Leff.
The person stated that earlier than a flight “… I take that extra step just in case.” (iStock)
On the sub-Reddit discussion board titled “r/americanairlines,” customers took half in discussing on-line boarding passes.
“That’s awful!! Great idea about the screenshot,” commented a person.
Another posted, “I often wondered about that. So many seat changes seem to happen before a flight.”
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“I put mine on the wallet as well but if the seat changes it updates on the wallet too. Hence screenshot,” added a person.
Some additionally stated they screenshot their passes as an added precaution.
“I always get a paper ticket. You never [know] what can happen with electronics,” says one person. (iStock)
“I do it every single time, just in case my phone or the app has a connectivity issue at the wrong time.”
Other customers expressed frustrations with digital passes.
“It always disappears immediately for me like it’s trying real hard to avoid me lol,” stated one.
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Many Redditors stated they like bodily boarding passes.
“Paper boarding pass ftw [for the win]. I don’t need my phone to be out for anyone to see,” commented one person.
Leff cautions travelers to at all times hold a report of their unique seat assignments. (iStock)
Another added, “I always get a paper ticket. You never [know] what can happen with electronics.”
“There’s nothing like the paper boarding (pass) document, printed on their paper, with all the fancy numbers and barcode,” a person concurred.
The person continued, “That is a legal document that may come in handy in a court case. Electronic boarding passes from the carrier’s app/website can disappear in the blink of an eye. Screen prints are barely one step above that.”
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“Just print your boarding pass at a kiosk when you enter the airport,” one person instructed.
Leff says it can be crucial to hold a report of seats in case one thing modifications.
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“An airline may reassign your seat for operational reasons, but showing where you were previously seated can be persuasive in making your case not to be moved,” stated Leff.