American Airlines To Test PDA Check-In
The Dallas Morning News Aviation Blog is reporting that American Airlines plans to test passenger check in via cellphones and PDAs. Similar to Continental’s Cellphone / PDA boarding pass program currently available in several Continental cities now, AA will first test their program in Chicago and then at John Wayne International and Los Angeles International airports next.
Passengers will be able to receive a 2D barcode that will permit passengers to clear through TSA security and board the aircraft. The limited availability of this does suggest, however, that passengers will still be printing and carrying paper boarding passes until these systems dominate airports.
The limited availability of this does suggest, however, that passengers will still be printing and carrying paper boarding passes until these systems dominate airports.
…And if people are smart, they’ll be using paper boarding passes into the next millenium. I remain utterly skeptical, given how shittily most cellnets work.
-R