BMI to test text message boarding system
BMI will be starting a trial on paperless boarding – passengers will be sent a barcode as a text message which will then be scanned at the airport security.
The text message will have a two-dimensional barcode which will be scanned at security, but it will only work once to avoid security breaches.
Other airlines have implemented a text message boarding system before BMI. The BMI text message boarding system will available for flights from Heathrow to Edinburgh, as well as Manchester to Belfast City.
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