New Zealand Customs Service and Auckland Airport are trialling SmartGate Plus – a one-step biometric e-gate system that enables self-service customs processing.
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning to make its PreCheck programme widely available at a cost of $85 per passenger.
FTE speaks to Billund Airport, British Airways and Edinburgh Airport about the long-term viability of bag drop and home-printed and permanent bag tags.
Passengers at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports can download entertainment from the Google Play Store direct to their smartphone or tablet using NFC and QR technologies.
easyJet passengers can now access minute-by-minute flight updates up to 48 hours before departure through the new Flight Tracker tool.
FTE editor Ryan Ghee was on-site at Madrid-Barajas Airport for the launch of My Bag Tag by Iberia – the first airline to permanently implement home-printed bag tags.
United Airlines is refreshing its mobile app for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. It will also offer mobile boarding pass scanning at over 220 domestic airports.
Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport in Texas has implemented SITA’s AirportConnect Open common-use platform, and installed sophisticated FIDS.
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BA is to trial an electronic bag tag. Customers simply hold their smartphone over the tag, which updates with a unique barcode containing their flight details.
Miami International Airport is implementing new self-service technologies and virtualisation as part of its US$6.4 billion capital improvement programme.
Friends and family can now wish passengers a personalised goodbye, as Brisbane Airport becomes the first in Australia to allow visitors to publicly share SMS messages on its digital LED screens.
Scientifically engineered, around the clock sleeping suites have been introduced at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. The high-tech Minute Suites are part of DFW’s $2.3 billion Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program to redefine the global gateway as the ultimate in first class.
Travellers at Scotland’s busiest airport can now check in their bags in just 30 seconds with the launch of its latest state-of-the-art facility, the UK’s first multi-airline bag drop.Â
The aircraft manufacturer has made a next-generation step in baggage technology with the unveiling of its innovative ‘smart’ luggage prototype, which features an embedded RFID chip that can be tracked using the ‘Find my Bag’ function of the bag’s accompanying iPhone app.
Munich and Copenhagen airports are enhancing the passenger experience by partnering with Amadeus on its new airport IT product portfolio.
Melbourne Airport is introducing state-of-the-art self-service technology for its passengers as part of a $1 billion expansion.
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