Alaska Airlines is trialling a new fingerprint scanner to gauge the response to the innovation by frequent flyers.
Sandy Stellman, the carrier's managing director for customer research and development said scanning digits could save time not just at passenger lounges but also bag drops and other airport checkpoints.
However, the devices would have to be accepted by the Transportation Security Administration, which currently requires passengers to carrry drivers licences or other forms of identification.
To date, Alaska has signed 4,000 travellers for the trial. The company hopes to expand that number and is working with the TSA (and other carriers) on future applications of fingerprint technology.
Alaska Airlines is trialling a new fingerprint scanner to gauge the response to the innovation by frequent flyers.
Sandy Stellman, the carrier's managing director for customer research and development said scanning digits could save time not just at passenger lounges but also bag drops and other airport checkpoints.
However, the devices would have to be accepted by the Transportation Security Administration, which currently requires passengers to carrry drivers licences or other forms of identification.
To date, Alaska has signed 4,000 travellers for the trial. The company hopes to expand that number and is working with the TSA (and other carriers) on future applications of fingerprint technology.
