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No more fumbling around for your paper boarding pass at the security checkpoint. Now you can simply show the TSA agent your cell phone or PDA - as it displays the downloaded boarding pass. The agent then uses a handheld scanner on boarding pass bar code - and, you’re good to go. It’s not everywhere yet, though -the pilot program is only available at 10 airports, and 4 airlines. Here’s the list: Continental:
Northwest Airlines:
Delta Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Also note: Northwest plans to add Detroit to its roster of airports, soon. |
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Rick, your missing everywhere north - both Air Canada and Westjet have also been using mobile boarding passes (and at least in Air Canada’s case - for longer than any U.S.-based airline has). I’m not sure exactly how many airports allow it, but I’m sure its more than 10. The catch of course, is that you can’t use mobile boarding passes on flights from Canada to the U.S. - I’m guessing U.S. customs pre-clearance in Canada is the reason for that.
Comment by Elliot Campbell — October 27, 2008 @ 1:56 pm