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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."

2 of 86 comments (clear)

  1. Not new by sam_paris · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ticketless check isn't new i've done this with British Airways for every flight i've taken this year.

  2. walk straight through security? by dfm3 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't know how it is in many other parts of the world, but on domestic flights in the US, usually the biggest bottleneck is not at the ticket counter (unless you're checking a bag) or at the gate, but at security. If you already carry on all of your luggage and print your boarding pass at home, would this technology really speed things up that much?