American Airlines are now offering QR code-based boarding on domestic flights from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The new electronic boarding passes will be available for Los Angeles and John Wayne outbound flights starting on November 17.
“You now have the option to have your boarding pass sent directly to your mobile phone or other mobile device – saving paper and time.”
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Government officials in the UK have signed off on a new plan to allow mobile phone use while on planes, reports Pocket Gamer. Previously, a “flight-safe” mode, support by relatively few phones, was required to use the device while in the air. If the new plan — which still has a few levels of approval to go through — goes active, phones will be allowed to be active as long as the plane is above 3,000 meters, or just shy of 10,000 feet. This includes voice calls (and, presumably, smartphone functions like email), but more importantly will allow you to spend your interminably boring flight time gaming away.