Continental Airlines begins testing electronic boarding passes

Continental Airlines begins testing electronic boarding passes
April 17, 2008

New York Times News Service: First came the kiosk. Continental Airlines began offering it as a check-in option in 1995. It was followed by Web check-in, introduced by Alaska Airlines in 1999. Now, with 80 percent of passengers using these self-service options, the next step is electronic boarding passes, which essentially turn the hand-held devices and mobile phones of travelers into their boarding passes.