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03.20.2008

Mobile phones as boarding passes. Click HERE for more info...



With 80% of travelers using electronic check-ins, airports & airlines are looking for other areas to implement technology to speed up boarding times. The New York Times points to a test by Continental where their customers can pass through security and board their planes by flashing their mobile phones. Security and airline staff can scan barcodes that are displayed on a phone in the same way they scan paper passes today. The NY Times reports:

The mobile check-in may well be the first step in direct communications between airlines and passengers as they travel. Ultimately, Henry H. Harteveldt, a vice president with Forrester Research, said he expected airlines would use mobile messaging to communicate with passengers about on-board services, rebooking options, baggage pickup and ticket purchases.

"It's clear that mobile is the gateway to how airlines will interact with their customers in the future for almost anything," he said.

…As mobile devices become more sophisticated and applications for smaller screens evolve, airlines expect passengers will be able to use their phones, BlackBerrys and other mobile devices for a growing number of services, like rebooking a ticket after a missed connection, switching seats, checking standby status or seeking an upgrade.

"We kind of like the idea long term of having a kiosk in your pocket," said Mark Bergsrud, senior vice president for marketing programs and distribution with Continental.




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neffyEastlovekanyeWest | March 20, 2008
that is a GREAT idea...watch apple steal the idea..somehow..lol
FleabagAl | March 20, 2008
Yes good idea but I think it might slow things down thanks to the wonderful TSA
JMelody | March 20, 2008
Hey Kanye You Good??x
Jeezy | March 20, 2008
yeah right and then they scan your mails and read all your shit
you can't trust no one.
neffyEastlovekanyeWest | March 20, 2008
lol @ jeezy
aaina83 | March 20, 2008
That's seems convient but I'm skeptical like jeezy!
Air_force_One | March 20, 2008
that won't work i guess...
liamc | March 20, 2008
jeezy is airport security - FACT!
Muchi | March 20, 2008
We all need this.
rowan_rashard | March 20, 2008
very convenient just dont read anything else
lilmissunshine | March 20, 2008
I fly like twicE a year...wouldnt need it, but it would be convienent....YOU, KANYE, on the other hand would...
@JEezy: im laughin my ass off cuz u right lol
abaluch | March 20, 2008
badass...that will sooo save some much time at check in
kellyshine | March 20, 2008
i need that too!!!! it's so... oh my god! i saw a person's mobile is that on intimatemingle.com which is a dating site for interracail singles. i saw her profile on that site.
Tamomari | March 20, 2008
That's a great idea. It should speed up the time during the security check-ins.
ClaudiaTheRoc | March 20, 2008
@Jeezy: lol u're right!
SoloPoloVision | March 20, 2008
I'm sure that'll be standard for everyone in the future and we'll look back and think what was all the fuss about?, it's not that great it's just normal!
hovamike | March 20, 2008
HOW SECURE IS THAT?
ChasePino | March 20, 2008
the future is becoming amazing/creepy
BrooklynSlade | March 20, 2008
yep. that's why i paid for an iphone
gettingoutmydream | March 20, 2008
lol@jeezy yes and next thing you know you it will be leaked and posted online for everyones viewing pleasure.
athykay | March 20, 2008
I need one of those, literally. How come I never see you at the LAX airport? Grr.
And Kanye, if you are in LA, damn you wake up early . You already have your new blogs up. LOL.
Also, please answer, are the dates on Ticketmaster correct??
Collegin4theGoodLife | March 20, 2008
thats meant to happen for all travel areas where you need a ticket.cool idea! lol @jeezy. then they put it on the big televisions.
Panikman5 | March 20, 2008
THEY DO ALREADY HAVE THAT FOR THE iPhone.
Moneymonk | March 20, 2008
Do u still fly coach? I'm surprised, if that was to be true
nextstepin | March 20, 2008
How do you a new entry onto the blog once you are logged in.
beZet | March 20, 2008
@Jeezy: it's just scanning the barcode, it can't scan the content's of the phone lol
All phones have different ways of storing data. You can't access the data by "scanning" it lol, that would be a revolutionary technology
AspiringMC | March 20, 2008
THIS LOOK LIKE THE LAGUARDIA, NY AIRPORT.
lilmoray09umfuckuandurs | March 20, 2008
wow! somebody actually thinking...you know what i been invented this ya'll late. lmmfao
MUHFUCKINMYN | March 20, 2008
@bezet
how do we know someone hasnt figured out how to do that yet lol
you really cant trust anyone
BernardoTorres | March 20, 2008
if the ticketwill be in the mobile, that'll be easy to exploit and get a fake ticket
GregParker | March 20, 2008
We are stepping into the future as we speak....
diamondceo | March 20, 2008
www.myspace.com/pacificdivision
milkweed | March 20, 2008
its a good idea'n'all, but how could you make sure its the same persons phone?
not all that safe for me.
thekidswisha | March 20, 2008
bernandotorres? hmmm. liverpool are shite.
JMelody | March 20, 2008
LMAOOOOOOOO.....
I Agree Jeezy..
I bet It scans EVERYTHING..
Its a New Tracking DEVICE..
Gets all the CRIMINALS...

so it scans BARCODE and all the DODGY dealings on the PHONE...


The only Holiday youll Be going to If U have Dodgy DEALINGS Is...........
PRISON........x........
acchord777 | March 20, 2008
has anyone seen vantage point
ClaudiaTheRoc | March 20, 2008
why do u need it, kanye? is a shit
itsmetip | March 20, 2008
this is insane, i cant wait for it.
Lareesa | March 20, 2008
OMG! That is so sick!
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denise_islove | March 20, 2008
I have that phone! And, I need that toooooo!
MissLilKanYe08 | March 20, 2008
that aint gonna work! terrorists are gonna find some way to mess with it. even i can do some high-tech stuff with a celly! lol
shadowman | March 20, 2008
Now thats awesome! I agree with you on that Ye'. Everyone needs to have that. Makes life easier. lol
speakerfone | March 20, 2008
Happy Easter Ye!
SeanFalyon | March 21, 2008
WHAT IF MY BATTERY IS DEAD...LOL DAMN
MYSPACE.COM/SEANFALYON
Sine | March 21, 2008
Good lord, its about time...The japanes can use their phones to get on trains, pay for crap at the bodega...we get to text message and take pics...why we still in the first phase of the Internet Age?!?
LevarBurden | March 21, 2008
"mark of the beast, mark of the beast, never ever get the mark of the beast. .the mark of the beast in ya hand or your head means that
ya livin in the land of the dead"
MalikSaaka | March 22, 2008
it would be more useful as a passport, and i totally agree with sine about using phones for payment and such. pictures, email, and internet really aren't enough anymore.
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tbiletski | March 23, 2008
we already have this technology used in our airports up here in Canada....
kairosan | March 23, 2008
had it in Japan, now here, umm Can you say Big Brother...
I_dare_YOU | March 26, 2008
LLS JEEZY!