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A boarding pass is your gateway to flying. It is a critical document with respect to inventory management, customer service, and security. It contains access to a passenger\u2019s personal information, their flight details, seat selection, and in certain instances further security tagging or Secondary Security Screening Selection (SSSS).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are now 2 types of boarding passes, a traditional paper pass, that requires printing, either at a self-service airport kiosk, or through an agent on arrival; and there is a mobile boarding pass. It\u2019s a pass that uses scannable QR technology to authenticate the passenger. Both passes are used to validate entry into security checks and for boarding onto the plane.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Secondary Security Screening Selection<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Sometimes your boarding pass will have a unique code on it, marked by \u2018SSSS\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. This stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection. This means that you have been selected for additional security screening and could even be re-directed to a secondary room for further surveillance and inspection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The pros & c<\/strong>ons<\/strong> of the paper boarding pass<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Pros<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n