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Alaska Airlines will remove kiosks, install iPads, and use facial recognition to streamline lobbies

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines’ new iPad-based bag tag stations will let passengers scan their boarding passes rather than manually enter codes. A rendering of a revamped Alaska Airlines lobby. Airlines have increasingly been adopting facial recognition technology to confirm the identity of passengers.

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Traveling (Part 2) - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

If you’re flying, especially in the United States, but really anywhere, you must have your airline’s app if they have one. It can also help you rebook a flight if there is a delay and they usually have the contact information for the airline in them as well. print Tagged as: BYOD , Mobile. Next post: Going Mobile.

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