Boarding passes on a smartphone

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Has anyone here checked in for a flight via a smartphone app?

If my friend checks us both in for a flight via a smartphone app and, therefore, has both boarding passes on her phone will we both be able to go through security, boarding etc with the boarding passes on the same phone (as long as we stick together) - or would I need to also download the app and have my boarding pass on my own phone?

It's Ryan Air, by the way, although I presume the process is probably the same whatever the airline is.

I always use the app for Ryanair flights these days, it's very straightforward.

I'm not absolutely certain but I think you'd need your boarding pass on your own phone. There'd be a lot of faffing about checking in otherwise.

W often have them on the same phone. It’s no issue. Only at some airports there are the security barriers so the phone just needs to be passed back for 2nd person to scan. But we have done it many many times- never an issue.

You just need to download the app as well and you can then get the boarding pass on yours too.

Same phone is fine do it at least 2-3 times a month

You only need the QC code, get her to do the checking in and then send you a screenshot of your ticket. And turn your brightness all the way up or it might not scan

Same phone is fine, my husband does ours I don't mess about with stuff like that 🙈

Thanks. My phone's a bit of a museum piece (with a tiny amount of storage for apps) so hopefully we'll be okay with hers - but I'll ask her to send me a screenshot as well as back-up.

I've done it as the phone holder for 2 passengers with no problems.

When DH and I travel with the kids we have all the boarding passes on one of our phones, never had a problem.

I'm always cautious and print stuff off like that in case my phone decides not to behave.

I normally have 4 passes on mine, no issues

With most of these apps the passes can be emailed to the other passengers then saved in the wallet on an iPhone. Could you do that?

Again the assumption that everyone has an iPhone.

I'm just offering advice on the one I know about. OP said she had a smartphone but didn't specify which.

Look, use the advice if it's useful to you and ignore if it's not. I don't see you adding anything helpful to the thread

I'd worry about her loosing her phone or if something happened to her how would you access her phone. I'm a bit of a dinosaur with tec so print everything off!!!

On one phone is fine. Actually works well for online check-in when overseas as you don't have to hunting for a printer.

I have BUT had a very close call where phone was delayed for hours and stupidly packed phone charged in hold luggage and phone nearly died. If you use boarding passes electronically, make sure you have a phone charger handy or a paper copy printed just in case!

How do you cope with those electronic gates?

Phone was delayed? I mean plane was delayed! Doh.

I just scan my pass, go through, and pass the phone back. We've gone through with all 4 of us on one phone and it's fine. They can't expect everyone to have their own, what would kids do?

She should be able to print yours too.

You don't need your boarding pass on your own phone. When we travel (with Ryanair often visiting family in Europe) I have all boarding passes for the whole family on my phone including dc, DH and often my sister and brother. I book them, so it's just easier. Never occurred to us to put them on our own phones.

Yes, I had the whole family's for easyJet

I always have all four boarding passes for me, DH and the kids on my phone. No probs.

I've flown Ryanair with all 6 passes on my phone no problem. I also have all 6 printed off too just in case I lose my phone or it suddenly does not work!