Passengers may be able to ditch boarding pass in plan for air travel shake-up

The days of fumbling around for your boarding pass or frantically checking in for a flight on the way to the airport could soon be a thing of the past under plans to overhaul travel.

- Sammy Gecsoyler

The International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN organisation responsible for crafting airline policy, plans to dramatically shake-up rules for airports and airlines through the introduction of a "digital travel credential".

This would allow passengers to store passport information on their devices to be used for travel. The changes could come into effect within three years, according to the Times.

At present, those flying must check in, which can be done online or at the airport upon arrival. After this they are issued with a boarding pass with a barcode. This is scanned at various points throughout the airport, including at the gate before boarding.