Boarding passes and check-in could be scrapped in air travel shake-up
www.theguardian.comFacial recognition and a ‘journey pass’ stored on passengers’ phones are part of UN-backed plans to digitise air transport
Passengers will also be able to upload their passports to their phone and travel through airports using their face for verification. Instead of manually checking in, which would let airlines know who intends to board their flights, airlines will instead be alerted when passengers arrive at the airport and their face is scanned.
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