Lufthansa Trials Mobile Phone Identity Verification

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Lufthansa and Amadeus have trialed the use of mobile phones to confirm passenger identity, ahead of the rollout of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet), which is scheduled to go live in 2026. The EUDI Wallet will be able to store passports, national ID cards, payment methods and biometric...
Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

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