US Airlines are testing a system in which mobile phones are used as boarding passes, which could be good news for students jetting off on gap years who do not want the hassle of tickets.
The system features a two-dimensional barcode which is shown to airline officials prior to boarding instead of presenting the paper ticket which is currently issued.
Officials then scan the bar code a passenger's mobile phone at the gate to ensure that it is for the right flight and the information form the code is cross checked with the person's ID.
It is said to be more secure than the e-tickets which are currently being used by some airlines security supervisors have said it will be completely secure as the system will be able to tell if the code has been manipulated.
Statistics from the New York Times revealed that 80 per cent of passengers already use electronic methods to get onto a plane so it will be the next logical step to incorporate this onto a mobile phone.
Meanwhile in the UK, Ofcom has revealed that it is to crack down on mobile phone companies which are mis-selling with a set of new rules, providing reassuring news for students who feel they are being pressured into a bad contract when they sing up to a mobile phone deal.
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US Airlines are testing a system in which mobile phones are used as boarding passes, which could be good news for students jetting off on gap years who do not want the hassle of tickets. 
