- Oneworld rolled out digital check-in across every member airline.
- Passengers can check in once through their preferred carrier’s app.
- The tool scans passports and saves boarding passes to phone wallets.
- Malaysia Airlines was the first carrier to adopt it.
- Two further phases are planned for codeshare and dynamic boarding passes.
Oneworld has rolled out digital check-in across every member airline allowing passengers on multi-airline journeys to check in once through their preferred carrier’s digital channel. The tool lets passengers scan their passport and save each boarding pass to their phone wallet. It covers every flight operated by a oneworld member on the itinerary.
The alliance announced the rollout on 12 October at its second Innovation Summit in Lisbon. It runs on technology developed in-house by oneworld that lets members’ systems exchange data through a shared platform. Malaysia Airlines was the first carrier to adopt it.
Two further phases are planned: check-in for codeshare itineraries and dynamic boarding passes that update with the latest flight information. The alliance has not given dates for either. SkyTeam has been running a comparable system for several years through its Digital Spine platform.
