Ryanair boarding pass screen shot

tightauldgit

IslaMujeres said:

Just travelled few days ago with Ryanair and had a screen shot boarding pass. 
It didn't work very well, had to scan it for about 20 times before it actually worked.
Security lady was kinda rude to me when i said it was a screen shot. 
It is a better idea to download a pdf version

I'm not doubting your story at all but the reader doesn't know if it's reading a screen shot or a pdf - it's the same little dots on the screen. Was it maybe just a brightness issue with your screen? The one or two times i've had any issue with a reader the solution has just been to bosh the brightness up to full on the phone and it will then read it.

Unless someone can point out something I'm missing then there's absolutely no reason why a screenshot should be any different than the original - it's not like photocopying where you are going to get degradation each time you copy, or taking a photo of something where you might introduce blurring or whatever - it's an exact digital replication of the original digital image.  

My understanding of why airlines ask for 'the original pdf boarding pass' was just as a little bit of extra security that you actually have the boarding pass and are a legitimate passenger. I think they may be within their rights to refuse to board you if they asked you for the original pass and you couldn't show it (though I doubt they'd ever ask) but I can't see that it has any impact at all on their systems and readers etc. I can't see how it even COULD make a difference. 

DullGreyGuy

tightauldgit said:

IslaMujeres said:

Just travelled few days ago with Ryanair and had a screen shot boarding pass. 
It didn't work very well, had to scan it for about 20 times before it actually worked.
Security lady was kinda rude to me when i said it was a screen shot. 
It is a better idea to download a pdf version

I'm not doubting your story at all but the reader doesn't know if it's reading a screen shot or a pdf - it's the same little dots on the screen. Was it maybe just a brightness issue with your screen? The one or two times i've had any issue with a reader the solution has just been to bosh the brightness up to full on the phone and it will then read it.

Unless someone can point out something I'm missing then there's absolutely no reason why a screenshot should be any different than the original - it's not like photocopying where you are going to get degradation each time you copy, or taking a photo of something where you might introduce blurring or whatever - it's an exact digital replication of the original digital image.  

My understanding of why airlines ask for 'the original pdf boarding pass' was just as a little bit of extra security that you actually have the boarding pass and are a legitimate passenger. I think they may be within their rights to refuse to board you if they asked you for the original pass and you couldn't show it (though I doubt they'd ever ask) but I can't see that it has any impact at all on their systems and readers etc. I can't see how it even COULD make a difference. 

Can't say about RyanAir but with the airlines we use displaying the boarding card either in the airline app or from Apple Wallet results in the screen going to 100% brightness. A screenshot will be (or should be unless you over compress it) a perfect copy but wont trigger the change in brightness. You can do this manually but it's another step.

Similarly a little surprised that RyanAir doesn't have the function to share boarding cards in a more sensible/built in way as clearly often people buy tickets for multiple people and will want to share them with the other travellers.

I'd be concerned of not having the full boarding card in case the readers aren't working for any reason the staff will want to see the full card not just a screenshot of the barcode.

tightauldgit

DullGreyGuy said:

Can't say about RyanAir but with the airlines we use displaying the boarding card either in the airline app or from Apple Wallet results in the screen going to 100% brightness. A screenshot will be (or should be unless you over compress it) a perfect copy but wont trigger the change in brightness. You can do this manually but it's another step.

I suspect this is the problem in most cases but very easily remedied. 

I don't really know what the processes are in detail in such cases but if the readers aren't working then I wonder if it's as simple as just looking at the full pdf or whether it's going to mean a "proper" check-in and a paper boarding card anyway

RobM99

JIL said:

I do it all the time, never had an issue.

Another tip, use it as your lock screen. Saves faffin. Click your phone and it's there immediately.

Great idea!!

jon81uk

JIL said:

I do it all the time, never had an issue.

Another tip, use it as your lock screen. Saves faffin. Click your phone and it's there immediately.

Use Apple Wallet and there is a link to the pass on the lock screen anyway. Then Apple Wallet automatically turns the brightness up so it will scan.