The amount of consumers using mobile phone boarding passes has dramatically risen, with one company quoting a 1,200 per cent increase.

UK-based company Trinity Mobile is reporting that it has found that more and more people are using its phone-only boarding pass service, which negates the need for paper passes.

Instead of security scanning your boarding pass, they can do it straight from your phone.

When this service is offered, Trinity Mobile found that 600,000 people chose to opt-in in 2009, compared to a mere 50,000 in 2008.

Massive growth

"The massive growth in mobile ticketing is completely driven by the consumer's need for the fastest, easiest and most affordable way to get tickets," explained Rob Clegg, Commercial Director at Trinity Mobile.

"Our technology has proven to deliver these enhanced customer services efficiently, securely and cost effectively, and has the added benefit of being environmentally friendly."

To back up its figures, Trinity Mobile is quoting a recent study by Juniper Research which found that over 15 billion mobile tickets will be issued across a wide range of industries worldwide by 2014, up from the 2 billion expected to be delivered this year.

Impressive, but not as impressive as someone who can make a mobile phone out of a boarding pass – that we would pay to see.