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British Airways, working with Los Angeles International Airport, Vision-Box and US CBP, is trialling biometric self-boarding for international flights.
Phase one of the trial will include mobile agent pods, handheld ‘Nomad’ devices, boarding pillars and self-boarding e-gates.
Delta has expanded its “biometric boarding pass experience” trial to include fingerprint recognition technology at the boarding gate at DCA.
JetBlue, U.S. CBP and SITA are trialling biometric-enabled self-boarding, which removes the need for passengers to present their travel documents.
British Airways CEO Alex Cruz discusses the investments in on board Wi-Fi, the First Wing at Heathrow, biometric boarding, bag drop and more.
United Airlines has opened its new concourse at Boston Logan International Airport, which includes self-tagging kiosks, self-boarding gates and a customer service centre.
A Near Field Communication (NFC)-ready boarding gate has been installed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the airport has invited airlines to trial it.
FTE reports on Schiphol’s plans to revolutionise airport security, the Qatar Airways end-to-end passenger experience and plans for a Checkpoint of the Future standard.
Istanbul Congress Center - ICC, Istanbul
18 - 20 June 2019
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Istanbul Congress Center - ICC, Istanbul
18 - 20 June 2019
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4-6 September 2019, Las Vegas
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12-13 November 2019, Singapore
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Changi Airport has broken ground on the new Terminal 4, which will include a variety of self-service and automated check-in, bag drop, immigration and boarding options.
The Future Travel Experience Think Tank – a panel of air transport industry experts – has unveiled its vision for the airport of 2025 and recommendations for the future.
Miami International Airport is implementing new self-service technologies and virtualisation as part of its US$6.4 billion capital improvement programme.
SITA’s partnership for innovation with Changi Airport was an exciting development on Asia Pacific’s air transport landscape. Following the announcement of the partnership in May, Amy Hanna spoke to SITA’s President Asia Pacific Ilya Gutlin about what the collaboration means for the two organisations.
Last week we began our countdown of FTE Asia’s 10 trends. Here are five more concepts changing the passenger experience, and not in the ways you might expect.
Following the groundbreaking FTE Asia 2013 conference, we take a look at the top 10 concepts, technologies and trends that are transforming the passenger experience as we know it.
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