multycpl
Hey, how about putting a damm big notice at the bottom of the airstair
PLEASE HAVE BOARDING PASS READY TO SHOW.......AGAIN !
So ... you think that we SLFers actually read notices?????
At my place of work, where many people are arriving at a building they only go to once in - perhaps - five years and need to double check which part of the building they must go to ... they walk right past the noticeboards. We say that, if we had illuminated notices in red flashing neon - some would not see them.
There is no answer to this problem. The various CAA/FAA/JAR/Govts etc. make a slew of regs but, naturally, allow the carrier to instigate their own. NO ONE is going to be able to harmonise them!
Another reason for BPs being checked assiduously in some quarters is that the UK govt levy a fine on carriers that bring in people not entitled to land in the UK. It does not matter if an honest mistake was made, or the person is a stoway - the govt fines the carrier £££. That is more than sufficient to ensure that the carrier checks our BPs all the time. Don't forget that the check agent and gate staff probably belong to an outsourced company and the carrier will not be 100% sure that they have done their job properly. What is the easiest? Check the BP as we step on board.