British Airways announces plan that could see passengers fly without checking in

SCOTTISH air passengers could be checked in for flights automatically by the end of next year if a new trial being launched by British Airways is successful.

The airline, which flies from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen to Heathrow, Gatwick and London City, is thought to be one of the first in the world to issue boarding cards without the need for travellers to check in online or the airport.

BA claims the “revolutionary” move will “change the face of airline check-in as we know it”.