Tagged: Kiosks

As Lufthansa provides its customers with more options at the self-service kiosk and Ryanair continues its phasing out of dedicated desks in favor of 100% web check-in, the future of the check-in desk is back in the spotlight. Louise Driscoll reports.

Airports are at the cusp of a mobile check-in revolution, as new ways to check-in are being developed and trialled using the latest in mobile technology. With online check-in already popular, the convenience factor that allows passengers to check-in before they arrive at the airport has implications for the airport kiosk. According to industry experts, […]

IATA has announced a string of airport trials, which will give passengers new ways to check-in. With an emphasis on baggage self-tagging, mobile check-in and common use kiosks, the ‘fast travel’ initiative is expected to benefit both the industry and passengers. Louise Driscoll reports.

Laura Adams, Director Central Baggage Services Ground Operations, Southwest Airlines, gives her perspective on offsite check-in.

Samuel Ingalls, Assistant Director of Aviation, Information Systems, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, gives his perspective on offsite check-in.

While Canadian airports allow self-tagging for domestic flights only, and the US is still looking into implanting self-tagging services, Aéroports de Montréal has pushed ahead, installing more than 70 self-service kiosks, which also facilitate self-tagging. Antoine Rostworowski director business development, Aéroports de Montréal and Mark Stokes, director of IT at Brock Solutions, discuss the numerous […]