Originally Posted by
Departures Beckham
Barcodes are scanned at STN to comply with the DfT's requirement of a person entering the Restricted Zone (other than staff) to prove they have "intent to travel".
How does doing this scan with self-printed BCs but not airline ones help in this regard ?
You can book a fully refundable ticket, SSCI, print the boarding card, then cancel the whole lot.
You can also, with a traditional card (not scanned), go through security, shop in the duty free, turn round and walk back out through immigration/customs, give your shopping to your friend, then go back in again. It's been like this for decades and no SECURITY threat whatsoever.