IATA pushes “One ID” digital alternative to check-in desks and boarding gates

Industry body the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it has come up a blueprint to “enable travellers to digitally prove admissibility to an international destination” and skip producing a passport or stopping at the check-in desk and boarding gate. The IATA said airlines are working with it on ways to “digitalise the passenger experience at airports”by implementing “contactless biometric-enabled processes” that would work via smart phone. The “One ID” initiative would be a “mechanism for passengers to digitally obtain all necessary pre-travel authorisations directly from governments before their trip”, which if approved would grant them an “OK to Fly”