Tag: Alaska Airlines
Airline swaps boarding passes with biometrics
August 13, 2015SSN Staff
SEATTLE—Alaska Airlines recently tested replacing boarding passes with fingerprint scans, USA Today reported.
The test involved 200 people, each using their fingerprint to drop off bags, clear security and board their planes. Enrolling in the program took the participants about 20 minutes, according to the report.
"Our vision is to simplify the day of travel and have a customer get from their car, through the airport and to their seat without having to pull out a government-issued ID," Jerry...