Raymond Kollau, founder of AirlineTrends, explores the current state of in-flight retail and identifies new opportunities to increase ancillary revenues.

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Raymond Kollau, founder of AirlineTrends, explores the current state of in-flight retail and identifies new opportunities to increase ancillary revenues.

Ryanair will continue to develop its âAmazon of Travelâ platform through better search tools, travel guides, express booking and onward transport partnerships.

easyJet has partnered with GetYourGuide to offer passengers access to tours and activities across Europe, and create a new ancillary revenue stream.

From AirAsia’s “digital airline” strategy to Flybe’s decision to re-introduce onboard duty free, FTE assesses the in-flight retail landscape.

SpiceJet will soon offer in-flight entertainment and retail services, after announcing that it will equip its entire fleet with BoardConnect Portable.

Future Travel Experience Ancillary, the world’s leading digital airline retailing show, will be held at the RDS in Dublin, 26-27 June.

Travellers flying from Frankfurt Airport can now order duty free items online and have them delivered directly to an address within Germany.

The LCC has made hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional revenue since the launch of an initiative to deliver more personalised interactions.

Travellers buying Finnair flights from Skyscanner will be able to complete their purchase, including ancillaries, without leaving the Skyscanner platform.

IdeaWorksCompany has explored how the likes of Ryanair, AirAsia, Delta and United are using mobile apps to enhance ancillary revenues.

Royal Brunei Airlines has teamed up with National Express, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express to simplify the end-to-end travel experience.

Finnair is the first airline in the world to allow passengers to pay for in-flight purchases using Alipay, which is popular among Chinese travellers.

FTE explains how and why in-flight connectivity holds the key to revolutionising struggling in-flight ancillary sales for airlines.

AirAsia X has launched its ‘Xcite Inflight Entertainment’ service, which gives passengers access to IFE and duty free shopping on Huawei Mediapad 2 devices.

Passengers flying from Brussels South Charleroi Airport can browse more than 5,000 products online and opt to have them delivered to their home.Â

Fraport and Gebr. Heinemann have agreed to establish a joint venture that will run a total of 27 duty free and travel retail stores at Frankfurt Airport.
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