The biggest problem with a new scheme -- particularly one involving you, technology and the
TSA -- is the
very real fear that introducing something fresh into a traditional system will create more havoc than good. As Grant Martin of sister blog
Gadling discovered, there's
a reason that belief exists. Upon realizing that he could utilize a
mobile boarding pass on his flight from Detroit to New York, he excitedly pulled up a one-time use QR code on his iPhone and shuffled through to security. Upon reaching the checkpoint, he was greeted by a less-than-enthusiastic boarding pass checker who seemed to take entirely too long to send him onward; at the next step, the agent seemed miffed and discomposed by the fact that the passenger couldn't simultaneously rid himself of all electronics
and keep his boarding pass on his person while passing through the metal detector. In the end, Mr. Martin concluded that the system holds a lot of promise, but it's still going to take some time before everyone else working at the airport adjusts to the year 2008.
