SIMPLY THE BEST NEWS ABOUT SELF-SERVICE IN TRAVEL
SIMPLY THE BEST NEWS ABOUT SELF-SERVICE IN TRAVEL
Etihad offers free inflight messaging and updates inflight Wi-Fi plans
Turkish Airlines to offer unlimited free inflight messaging
Turkish Airlines is to start offering free and limitless messaging services to all passengers on international flights where internet access is available. It means that all passengers in all cabins will be able to send messages not just those in…
Hamburg Airport introduces security time slots
Schiphol introduces pre-booked security check time slots
HK Express receives its first A321neo
Hong Kong’s low-cost carrier HK Express has received its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The new aircraft is the first of 16 Airbus A321neo aircraft ordered by HK Express. The airline, a member of the Cathay Pacific Group, expects to receive…
British Airways launches visual guide to flying for passengers with autism
British Airways has announced a partnership with Learning Rose, an organisation that develops support material for people with autism. Through the partnership, British Airways has produced a Visual Guide to Flying to make the trip easier for passengers with autism.…
Hamburg Airport trials intelligent cabin bag trolleys
Hamburg Airport is trialling smart hand baggage trolleys with the aim of making it easier for passengers to find their way around the airport. The trolleys are like those in use airside at many airports with areas for passengers to…
Bhutan Airlines launches wireless inflight entertainment
Bhutan Airlines is introducing wireless inflight entertainment on its two Airbus A319 aircraft. Passengers on all Bhutan Airlines flights can now watch Hollywood and regional film, television series, documentary content a moving flight map and a selection of music and…
Facial biometric checks for arrivals at Port of Jacksonville
Düsseldorf Airport installing new self check-in kiosks and self bag drops
Sacramento installs facial recognition for international boarding
Iraqi Airways receives its first Boeing 737 MAX
Lufthansa reveals its future long haul seats in all classes
EGYPTAIR takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo
Amsterdam Schiphol trials autonomous wheelchairs
Air Canada trials biometric boarding
Vistara starts flights to New Goa International airport
Qatar Airways introduces electronic bagtags
Qatar Airways is now offering reusable electronic bagtags to its passengers. Passengers buy or receive the electronic device – about the size of a smart phone and attach it to their bag. At check-in they transfer their baggage details to…
Frankfurt to introduce biometrics throughout the airport
Airlines and airports all over the globe are using more and more biometrics – mainly facial recognition. Frankfurt Airport is the latest airport to announce it is implementing a biometric system that uses facial recognition. Beginning later in 2023, passengers…