Frankfurt Airport and Aéroports de Paris share their views on whether smartphone apps can replace permanent signage in the airport environment.
Frankfurt Airport and Aéroports de Paris share their views on whether smartphone apps can replace permanent signage in the airport environment.

The new MHquick booking application has been developed for Google Chrome browsers and allows users to easily search for flights via an embedded MAS icon.
TAV Airports has launched a free app for smartphones and tablets, offering real time passenger service information, flight status updates and destination guides.
German rail transport operator Deutsche Bahn is to roll out the Touch&Travel concept across Germany, allowing passengers to make use of NFC and 2D barcode ticketing.
Alaska Airlines has added new features to its app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, including mobile check-in and an integrated mobile boarding pass.
Frankfurt Airport has launched a new app for iPhone and iPad users, offering orientation maps as well as information on parking, retail and flight status updates.
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Christchurch Airport has responded to the increasing mobile technology trend by becoming the first airport in New Zealand to launch a mobile website.
Air France has launched a mobile service to offer passengers real-time updates ahead of their flight, as well as information on baggage delivery.
Christchurch Airport has responded to the increasing mobile technology trend by becoming the first airport in New Zealand to launch a mobile website.
Air France has launched a mobile service to offer passengers real-time updates ahead of their flight, as well as information on baggage delivery.
UK-based rail ticket retailer thetrainline.com is developing a mobile service that will allow passengers to book and redeem rail tickets via a mobile device.
The updated CPH iPhone app will feature innovative augmented reality technology to improve passenger wayfinding in the terminal buildings.
Malaysia Airlines has launched an innovative Facebook platform that allows passengers to book and check-in for their flight via the social media website.
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.

When it comes to check-in and boarding, for the airline, the airport and the passenger, the general rule is: the simpler, the better. The bar coded boarding pass is currently the standard used by more than 200 airlines globally, but with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology being increasingly explored as a potential alternative, just how […]
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