boarding pass

American  

noun

1. a pass that authorizes a passenger to board an aircraft and is issued after one's ticket has been purchased or collected.

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Etymology

Origin of boarding pass

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

NEW YORK—The JetBlue agent scanned my boarding pass for Flight 1107 to London and welcomed me to the airline’s version of the lie-flat life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

She fondly recalls the few times she nabbed an A1 boarding pass and felt like she had won the lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The security protocol for passengers boarding flights is relatively simple: ground crew must check the name on the boarding pass matches that on the passport presented.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

This process appears to have broken down in my case - with no one at check-in or the boarding gate identifying the discrepancy between the name on the boarding pass and my passport.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

The passenger at the front of the line walked toward the gates, boarding pass in hand.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin