Flight boarding pass will not be torn anymore

New Delhi May 05: Here the news that the Passengers' boarding passes will no more be required to be torn before boarding a flight.

While coming to details, The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has told carriers that they would not be required anymore to keep the stub the portion of the boarding pass retained by carriers.

As country going to digitalise, The decision has been taken at a time when the government is working on facilitating entry into airports with the help of mobile phone and biometrics.



Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey on Thursday said that the BCAS has issued an order on Wednesday removing "the mandatory stub retention by airlines".

"Stub retention" generally refers to keeping a part of the boarding pass.The removal of "stub retention" would mean that your boarding pass would not be torn before you board an aircraft.