Alaska Airlines Test Replaces Boarding Passes with Fingerprints
Alaska Airlines just completed a test program that allowed passengers to use their fingerprints instead of government-issued IDs and boarding passes to drop off their bags, pass through the security checkpoint and board their planes.
With the help of 200 volunteer frequent fliers, the Seattle-based carrier just completed a test program at Mineta San Jose International Airport that allowed passengers to use their fingerprints instead of government-issued IDs and boarding passes to drop off their bags, pass through the security checkpoint and board their planes, reported USA Today.