An airline ticket is a document or electronic record, issued by an airline or a travel agency, that confirms that an individual is entitled to a seat on a flight on an aircraft. The airline ticket may be one of two types: a paper ticket, which comprises coupons or vouchers; and an electronic ticket.
A ticket cover from Austrian Airlines, circa 1960s
Air China's ticket for Domestic Service (from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Kunming Wujiaba International Airport)
A handwritten flight coupon for Biman Bangladesh Airlines
A sample Northwest Airlines ticket, computer-printed on ARC-style stock. The ticket's full designation is "passenger ticket and baggage check".
A boarding pass or boarding card is a document provided by an airline during airport check-in, giving a passenger permission to enter the restricted area of an airport and to board the airplane for a particular flight. At a minimum, it identifies the passenger, the flight number, the date, and scheduled time for departure. A boarding pass may also indicate details of the perks a passenger is entitled to and is thus presented at the entrance of such facilities to show eligibility.
Modern boarding pass for Air Canada. A variety of information relevant to the flight is printed on the pass, including the departure and arrival airports, the passenger's travel class, the flight number and the departure time.
An older, non-computerized Air Transat boarding pass from 2000.
A U.S. Airways boarding pass, featuring the initials SSSS, indicating that the passenger holding the pass has been selected for a Secondary Security Screening Selection check.
A handwritten Air Canada boarding pass from 1979
