American Airlines launches mobile boarding passes

American Airlines is now extending its mobile boarding pass option to a total of six airports nationwide, with the expectation to include more airports in the near future.

American Airlines customers departing from any one of these six airports can now choose to receive electronic boarding passes on their mobile devices or PDA’s. Customers can elect to use mobile boarding passes on any domestic flight from these airports, including connecting flights through any other participating airport.

“Our customers are mobile by definition,” said Stacey Frantz, spokeswoman at American Airlines, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. “We know they’re on the go, tech-savvy and are early adopters. We are looking for meaningful ways to make travel on American even more convenient for them.

“Plus, our ultimate goal is to ensure our customers have access to us when they want to through whatever channel is most convenient for them,” she said. “Today, our customers are aggressively adopting mobile applications – from Mobile Boarding to AA.com Mobile.”