According to Silicon.com, Air France is testing out NFC-enabled mobile boarding passes. It’s in pilot (no pun intended) right now, and the trial will run till October – with those who frequently fly between Nice and Paris being the Guinea Pigs Early Adopters 🙂
The NFC enablement means that passenger info can be read from the device, and also the boarding pass uploaded – frequent flyer points updates can also be made. There are a number of partners in the scheme making it all happen, and it’s good to see companies investing in tech that will potentially make air travel less arduous. Right now, the process of getting through security, ticketing, and boarding isn’t exactly fluid at most airports!
[Via: Silicon.com]