Abu Dhabi Airports Company has installed a new offsite check-in facility, allowing more passengers to check-in and print their bag tags before arriving at the airport.
With the Olympics fast approaching, Heathrow is planning a number of special measures, including a temporary terminal, offsite check-in, bag drop and volunteers.
Self-service check-in at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has increased significantly from 36% in 2010 to 65% this year. Read full article »
Passengers travelling from Abu Dhabi International Airport can now check-in and print bag tags at their hotel thanks to the introduction of offsite check-in kiosks. Read full article »
Passengers travelling from Delhi International Airport should soon be able to utilise offsite check-in and bag drop facilities at metro stations across the city.
As airlines increasingly explore offsite and automated check-in, the traditional process has been placed under threat, raising the question: ‘Is check-in dead?’
The development of apps, mobile check-in and the 2D boarding pass means that mobile technology is playing an increasingly important role in the travel process.
Where the US has successfully extended the check-in process away from the mobile phone and internet to offer a full-service remote skycap operation, further potential is seen to serve high passenger volumes at a time based on enlarging the cruise ship program to deal with conventions. Across the Atlantic, select destinations in Europe will soon link in with the service, as Louise Driscoll reports.
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Laura Adams, Director Central Baggage Services Ground Operations, Southwest Airlines, gives her perspective on offsite check-in.