Cellphones to replace boarding passes?
In a three-month pilot program at Houston Intercontinental Airport, passengers will be able to board flights using only a cellphone or a personal digital assistant instead of a boarding pass. Passengers boarding Continental flights will show a code on their screen that has been sent to their phone or PDA. A bar code stores the passenger's name and flight information, and a TSA screener will confirm the bar code's authenticity by scanning it with a special handheld device. Passengers will still need to show photo ID.
Air Canada has also been offering this service since September, and reports that "passengers love the new service."
What do you think?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dec 5th 2007 @ 5:45PM
lizc78521 said...
I think it's a good idea, there is a minimal threat risk since passengers still have to show their ID...this should be fun...but what is the purpose? To reduce paper waste? I personally like having my paper boarding pass with me...it's hard-evidence, because what if my cell-phone battery runs out? Anyhow, I love the innovativeness of this!!!
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Dec 5th 2007 @ 5:45PM
lizc78521 said...
I think it's a good idea, there is a minimal threat risk since passengers still have to show their ID...this should be fun...but what is the purpose? To reduce paper waste? I personally like having my paper boarding pass with me...it's hard-evidence, because what if my cell-phone battery runs out? Anyhow, I love the innovativeness of this!!!
Reply