Mon, Aug 17, 2009
Boarding Passes On Your Smartphone Or PDA Allowed At San Diego,
Other Airports
TSA and Continental Airlines
announced the expansion of the Paperless Boarding Pass pilot
program at San Diego International Airport Thursday. The program
will allow passengers to receive boarding passes electronically on
their cell phones or PDAs, which will then be scanned by TSA
security officers at the checkpoint and eliminate the need for a
paper boarding pass.
"The deployment of the paperless technology signifies TSA's
ongoing commitment to develop and implement new technologies while
enhancing security," said Mike Aguilar, TSA Federal Security
Director for San Diego. "We are pleased to be able to partner with
Continental Airlines to expand this program that will help our
officers validate authentic boarding documents."
Each paperless boarding pass will display a two-dimensional bar
code along with passenger and flight information that will identify
the traveler. TSA travel document checkers will use scanners to
validate the authenticity of the paperless boarding pass sent to
Continental passengers. The new technology heightens the ability to
detect fraudulent boarding passes while improving customer service
and reducing paper use.
TSA created the concept of how to
scan the paperless boarding passes and Continental Airlines
developed an implementation plan that involved encrypting the
paperless boarding pass to ensure authenticity. Continental is the
first U.S. carrier to test paperless boarding passes and now offers
the service at 18 airports.
"We are pleased to expand our pioneering mobile boarding product
that provides enhanced security and customer service for our
passengers," said Mark Bergsrud, Continental Airlines Senior Vice
President, Marketing Programs and Distribution. "Continental
Airlines is committed to innovation and leveraging technology to
the benefit of our customers."
The TSA paperless boarding pass pilot is currently operating at
22 airports including San Diego. The pilot is consistent with the
global standard of the International Air Transport Association for
bar coding of passenger boarding passes. TSA will continue to
expand the use of electronic boarding pass scanners at the pace of
participating airlines.
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