(09 Apr 2017, 3:19 pm)mb134 wrote First, in Aberdeen anyway, seem to have started using these machines as well. Assuming they're being installed today, as they certainly weren't in action on Friday.
Assuming the QR thing is to track usage, but it's surely going to increase boarding times?
I don't think it will increase boarding times. The barcode scanner is really good. I'm by no means suggesting that anyone tries it, but I've scrumpled up a ticket and then ripped the QR code slightly, and it still scanned with ease.
The scanner for passes is also much better than the current ones. You've got to get the positioning of the card spot on the current machines, otherwise it has a bit of a strop! These seem to work regardless of the position the pass is placed onto the scanner. So if anything, boarding times would be reduced by this.