United Airlines adds passport scanning to its mobile app

United Airlines adds passport scanning to its mobile app.

United Airlines customers checking in for international flights now can scan their passports via their iOS and Android mobile devices. United says it is the first U.S. airline to add that option.

Customers will be able to access the passport-scanning feature when checking in via United’s mobile app for international flights. Check-in is allowed within 24 hours before departure. International customers using the app’s check-in feature will be receive an option to verify their existing stored passport data or scanning their passport. For those who chose to do so, the app uses the mobile device’s camera feature to capture travelers’ passport information, “similar to a mobile banking deposit,” United says

– USA TODAY
08.07.2014