Electronic boarding passes now available at Pulkovo Airport
Electronic boarding passes now available for domestic passengers at Pulkovo Airport
Pulkovo Airport has introduced mobile boarding passes for passengers on domestic flights. According to the press service of the airport's operating company, Northern Capital Gateway (NCG), the service has been available to all carriers operating on Russian routes since March 1, 2023.
Andrey Drobovich, NCG's Chief Operating Officer, explained that the service is designed for passengers traveling with carry-on luggage only. Passengers with checked baggage will still need to proceed to the check-in counter. "To use the service, passengers must check in online and receive an electronic boarding pass. To pass pre-flight control and board the flight, the boarding pass must be presented on a mobile device," Drobovich stated. Previously, passengers were required to present a paper ticket at the security screening area for stamping by airport staff, as well as a paper boarding pass at the aircraft gate.
Pulkovo added that the "Mobile Boarding Pass" project was launched using Russian software developed by Neolabs. According to the NCG press release, the growth of the airport's passenger traffic was among the reasons for implementing electronic boarding passes for domestic flights.
Following the results of 2022, Pulkovo Airport became the second busiest airport in Russia for domestic air traffic for the first time, surpassing Moscow's Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports in this metric. Last year, Pulkovo served 15.8 million passengers on domestic routes.