Ryan air boarding pass - yellow paper?

mswallow

Hi.

This is probably a silly question, but do ryan air boarding passes have to be printed on white paper? I only have yellow or pink paper (I don't know why- I think it must have been on sale!). The bar code on the boarding pass still shows up ok.

I can just imagine getting charged a fee for ryan air to reissue my boarding passes at the airport on the grounds of paper colour!

Thanks.

Matt

Mr_Wang

Bar codes always seem to be printed against a white background dont they?

I would imagine the colour of paper is irrelevant, it's whether or not you can scan the barcode. I'm not a barcode expert, but perhaps there is a reason they're all on a white background?

Ich_2

For the cost of a pack of paper from a supermarket, is it worth the risk of having to pay for them to print it at the airport?

callum9999

Mr_Wang wrote: »

Bar codes always seem to be printed against a white background dont they?

I would imagine the colour of paper is irrelevant, it's whether or not you can scan the barcode. I'm not a barcode expert, but perhaps there is a reason they're all on a white background?

Presumably black and white gives the best contrast so is easiest to scan.

There is no logical reason why a black barcode on a yellow background wouldn't scan, but I guess I wouldn't risk it!