Overview

• Initial trials let passengers complete online check-in, drop bags and board by sharing credentials from a smartphone wallet instead of presenting physical documents.
• Next-phase pilots are slated for the second half of 2025 to test use at security checkpoints and border-control eGates.
• Amadeus has upgraded its Travel Ready platform to interoperate with third‑party wallets and integrate with airline and airport systems.
• The wallet can hold passports, national IDs, biometric profiles and payment cards on the device for selective, consent-based sharing.
• The program is grounded in a 2024 EU digital identity law that requires member states to provide citizens with a compliant wallet.