New BA app offers mobile boarding passes

Available on iTunes from 19 July, the free BA2go app aims to make getting your flight information even easier

The BA2go app for the iPhone is free to download from iTunes.

Currently available for the iPhone, the free “BA2go” app from British Airways offers mobile boarding passes which can be scanned at check-in to passengers who are members of the BA Executive Club – a service which is free to join online.

The app is also free to download for passengers who are not members of the Executive Club who can access improved flight information, travel news, FAQs, a Twitter news feed and the ba.com mobile website all direct from their iPhone.

“Mobility and convenience is key for our customers” commented BA Head of Digital Marketing Chris Davies. “The Mobile Boarding Pass feature for Executive Club iPhone users will be especially welcome for those customers unable to print off their own boarding cards when returning from overseas”.

The mobile boarding pass functionality is being rolled out on both UK and international flights. A version of the app for Google Android and Blackberry devices will also be available in July 2010.