BCBP and Airports

StB’s BCBP Airport page provides all the information relevant to airports planning to implement BCBP.

Matchmaking

Airports are welcome to participate to the BCBP Matchmaker. This IATA service will forward requests from airlines willing to implement BCBP in a given airport.

Events

Airports are invited to join the BCBP workshops.

Materials

Airports are invited to download IATA documents related to BCBP from the materials section. Key documents include:

• The Board Mandate, setting the deadlines for all airlines
• The Policy Statement on Magnetic Stripes, urging airports not to invest any more in expensive magnetic stripe equipment
• The October 2008 ACI bulletin on BCBP, encouraging airports to adopt BCBP ahead of the 2010 mandate 
• The Implementation Guide, describing the steps of BCBP implementation
• The BCBP standard, defining the data encoded in the 2D bar code
• The knowledgebase, logging and answering all your questions
• Read the case studies of airports that have become 100% BCBP
• The BCBP Airport Campaign report - detailing airports plans for BCBP implementation and more
• The IATA recommendation for BCBP in CUTE contracts provides a guidance for airports before renewing CUTE contracts