BA launch mobile boarding passes
19.07.10
British Airways has started a roll-out of mobile boarding passes for routes across its network. The move is part of the airline's celebrations of the two-year birthday of its iPhone app that will also see it overhauling the existing service for Apple handsets and launching the app for Android and Blackberry devices.
Mobile boarding passes will initially be available on the Heathrow to Edinburgh route, with the remainder of other domestic services added during August. Around half of BA’s international short haul routes will be added during the latter part of this year before attention turns to long haul destinations. Extending the mobile boarding card service further is reliant on airports around the BA network accepting the process at security points and departure gates.
Functionality on the new version for iPhone (which will eventually be replicated for Android and Blackberry) includes integration with BA’s Executive Club system. Passengers will be able to manage bookings, including mobile check-in, switch flights and amending passenger details, as well as access detailed information about services and airport information. BA’s Twitter feed will also be streamed into the app. An alert system to notify users at airports when a departure gate opens will be added shortly.
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