REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
News and industry analysis on in-flight ancillary revenue generation opportunities made available to airlines through digital retailing and collaboration with partners.
The winners of each award will be announced during an official awards ceremony on 11 June at the co-located APEX FTE EMEA and APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing events (Dublin, 10-12 June 2025).
KLM is trialling Immfly’s ‘Buy On Board’ service, as it explores digital onboard solutions to further enhance CX. The aim is to offer travellers more personalisation, while also achieving operational efficiencies.
Flair Airlines is partnering with Immfly to implement cutting-edge onboard retail and digital solutions. As part of this, travellers will have the convenience of in-seat ordering from their personal devices.
Iberia Express, in collaboration with Immfly, has launched an innovative in-seat order service designed to redefine the inflight retail experience. Passengers can order F&B and retail through their own personal device.
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After a successful trial of Bluebox’s Blueview digital services platform, PLAY Airlines has now deployed the onboard retail solution across its entire fleet of 10 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft.
Ahead of his participation at the co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events, Adrian Keating, Executive Director Commercial, shares the PLAY vision for optimising and evolving commercial offerings.
Alaska Airlines is serving its first-ever custom craft beer exclusively brewed for the carrier and offered complimentary in First and Premium Class, and for purchase in the Main Cabin and select lounges.
Icelandair is collaborating with Omnevo on the deployment of a cutting-edge Electronic Point of Sale (ePOS) system. The partnership aims to revolutionise inflight services and enhance passenger experience.
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Oman Air and Branchspace have partnered on a new digital retailing platform for the airline. This includes a complete revamp of the airline’s mobile app and web portal, covering the end-to-end digital CX.
airBaltic has announced that during the first half of 2023 total revenue from ancillary products increased by 39%, as it aims to offer services “to enhance passenger comfort and the whole flight experience”.
AirJapan – ANA’s new brand for medium-haul international routes – will deploy the Blueview digital passenger services platform from Bluebox for onboard retail and inflight entertainment on its widebody fleet.
Southwest has selected MOST to help reimagine the inflight retail process, with “intuitive and customised retail and payment solutions”. The aim is to improve both the passenger experience and data analytics.
PLAY Airlines is to trial Bluebox Aviation Systems’ passenger-facing onboard retail solution. The aim is to provide a platform to add new channels of revenue generation, while enhancing the passenger experience.
easyJet has selected Omnevo as its partner for ancillary e-commerce. The airline will roll-out a re-imagined pre-order and pre-select offering across its ‘Eat, Drink, Shop & Duty Free’ range this autumn.
Georg Haraldsson, Chief Information Officer, PLAY, explains how the airline is navigating the tech landscape, its approach to retailing, and the ways in which it is looking to maximise inflight sales opportunities.
The winner of each award will be announced during an official awards ceremony on 24 May at the co-located FTE EMEA and FTE Ancillary & Retailing events (Dublin, 23-25 May 2023).
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