A boarding pass contains a lot more information than just your gate and seat number. Boarding passes include codes that identify details about passengers and their itineraries. These include unique ...

Flyers taking trips this summer may look at their boarding pass and just see their entry to an airplane. But your boarding pass contains a lot more than just your plane seat and gate number. It also ...

WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Security Administration plans to test a new anti-terrorist measure at airports: encrypted bar codes on boarding passes. Tests could begin at a few airports this year.

Boarding passes contain codes that identify passenger details and itinerary information. SSSS on a boarding pass means a passenger will undergo additional security screening. Do not throw away or post ...