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Next Evolution of Air Canada's Digital Experience Arrives with Expansion of Digital Identification Boarding for Domestic Flights Departing YVR
Next Evolution of Air Canada's Digital Experience Arrives with Expansion of Digital Identificatio...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Next Evolution of Air Canada's Digital Experience Arrives with Expansion of Digital Identification Boarding for Domestic Flights Departing YVR\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n First Canadian airline to offer customers ability to use facial recognition to board flights\n \n\n\n\n Experience faster, seamless boarding using Air Canada's Digital ID\n \n\n\n\n Soon to be available at additional airports across\n \n Canada\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n MONTREAL\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Nov. 28, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ - The next evolution of Air Canada's digital experience launches on\n \n December 3\n \n with the expansion of the airline's Digital Identification program as a boarding option for almost all of its domestic flights at\n \n Vancouver\n \n International Airport (YVR). Following a\n \n successful pilot project\n \n on select flights, Air Canada and YVR are the first in\n \n Canada\n \n to invest in the technology and equipment to modernize the Canadian airport travel experience by offering travellers the convenience and security of digital recognition at the gate to confirm their identities.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \"We are thrilled to take a leadership position with the Vancouver Airport Authority in using technology to simplify and transform boarding of almost all our YVR-departing domestic flights. Digital identification is readily used to streamline numerous daily activities including unlocking phones and entering workplaces, and bringing this technology to the gate enhances the travel experience, making boarding flights convenient and effortless. The feedback from customers, notably our frequent flyers, during the pilot phase was very positive. We look forward to expanding this technology to additional airports,\" said\n \n Tom Stevens\n \n , Vice President, Canadian Airports and Customer Experience Strategy at Air Canada.\n \n\n \"Together with Air Canada, we are pleased to introduce digital identification as part of the boarding process for domestic flights at YVR. Digital identification will allow travelers to quickly and secur...