PRINTED boarding passes could become obsolete after airlines agreed on an industry standard that will allow travellers to check in using a barcode sent to their mobile phones.
Passengers will register their phone number when buying a ticket and receive a barcode by text message, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents most commercial carriers.
Airport staff will scan the barcode from the phones.
Alternatively, passengers can receive the code by e-mail and print it out.
The IATA said the move would help the industry to phase out paper tickets by 2010 and save more than £250 million a year.
Via: Scotsman
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