Mobile ticketing becomes popular in UK

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Over 600,000 mobile boarding passes has been processed by mobile ticketing supplier, Trinity Mobile, sent out via mobile text messages in 2009, up from 50,000 in 2008. Mobile phone technology to scan barcodes directly off all mobile phone screens is used by the company and is customers include Austrian Airlines and British Midlands Airways (BMI).

According to Rob Clegg, Commercial Director at Trinity Mobile, the massive growth in mobile ticketing is completely driven by the consumer’s need for the fastest, easiest and most affordable way to get tickets and the company’s technology has proven to deliver these enhanced customer services efficiently, securely and cost effectively, and has the added benefit of being environmentally friendly.

Besides delivering more quickly with cancellations, mobile ticketing also reduces the costs related to issuing paper boarding passes and even the cancellations and re-issues are managed almost instantly.