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Japanese Airline Rolls Out Wireless Chip Check-In

Posted by Zonk on from the no-lines-no-fuss-wave-of-the-future dept.

ThinkPad760 writes "Early in September All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan will complete their rollout of a ticketless check-in and boarding pass service called SKiP! You book the ticket online thru either a computer or your mobile phone. Prior to arriving at the airport, you 'place' the ticket onto your IC-chipped ANA Mileage card, or have the booking dowloaded into your IC-enabled phone. When you get to the airport you just wave your mobile or IC card at the reader. It confirms your booking, the light turns green, and off you go to the gate. At the gate it's the same thing. I've been using this service out of Haneda to Osaka for the past year. It is fantastic. Since I never have to check bags, I turn up to the airport just short while before my flight, walk straight through security and onto the plane."

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  1. Re:won't work in the U.S - true by JRGhaddar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm an Arab American...pardon the oblig joke but.... this shit will never fly.... I love the idea of using my phone but I can already see it now....

    Me:
    Attendant: "sir please step over here"
    Me: What's the matter?
    Attendant:"Where did you get that phone?"
    Me: Umm the wireless store?
    Attendant:"Well a cell phone is an advanced western piece of technology..and we know that arabs are not advanced but blood thirsty terrorists who want to destroy our freedom. So you must have stolen it in an attempt to get on this plane and kill americans"
    Me: "But I am an american who just so happens to be arab...can I just get on the plane and go see my family"
    Attendant: "Absolutely! We have a flight already scheduled for gitmo these guards will escort you!...have a nice day!"