A travel system and methods that encompass a plurality of airline service providers
and multi-application airline passenger cards for the automated compilation, issuance,
and utilization of the passenger cards for said plurality of airline services,
including the implementation of flight-related application scenarios. The multi-application
cards are realized by portable device technologies, such as, smart cards or pocket-sized
computer devices, and have the ability to store and activate an airline ticket
for travel purposes and other flight services; as well as a monetary value for
electronic payment means. Biometrics identification of ticket-holders, as well
as cryptographic certification of card data and travel-related information, can
optionally be encoded onto the cards and can be verified, including validated,
at various point-of-service locations upon presentation of the card for utilization.
