Mobile ticketing with American Airlines now available in 27 airports

Today American Airlines said that it is now accepting mobile boarding passes at an additional 19 airports, boosting the availability of the service to 27 total airports.

The boarding passes work on mobile phones and PDAs and display a 2D barcode, eliminating the need to print a boarding pass at home or in the airport, and allowing you to move directly to security. To participate in the program, simply choose the "E-mail for use on Cell Phone or Other Device" option and AA will send the boarding pass to your email, which you can then access on your handset.

The 19 new airports include Albuquerque International, Charlotte Douglas International, Cleveland Hopkins International, Denver International, El Paso International, Houston George Bush Intercontinental, Jacksonville International, Little Rock Adams Field, Memphis International, New york La Guardia, Oklahoma Will Rogers World, Orlando International, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Salt Lake City International, San Antonio International, San Diego International, San Francisco International, Tulsa International, and Washington Dulles International.

Those join the first airports, which included Austin-Bergstrom International, Chicago O'Hare International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Los Angeles International, John Wayne Orange County, Las Vegas McCarran International, Jackson Atlanta International, and Minneapolis-St. Paul International.