Originally Posted by
Pesky Monkey
It would only validate the the boarding pass was real, not that it matched the ID. That would probably cost another $6.4 million.
Actually it validates that the boarding pass is correct at the TDC. That technology already exists at a lot of the larger airports. Notice that your name on the ticket pops up on the BP checker.
I once got an upgrade after I had checked in. and before I got to the airport I was told by the TDC that my BP had "expired". He let me pass anyway.