All I know is that when i was buying a Schiphol pic postcard, i was asked to give my boarding pass. Both times when I was in AMS I was told to give them my pass to DEL and after India, EWR... like what info comes up when they scan it? Leo/ORD Remember 11.9.01 Rappelez-vous 11.9.01 Fly my native airline, fly my Maharajah, fly Air India! Email me @ KLM_India@yahoo.com or LFutia@aol.com I check both!