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.

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.
Ahead of FTE Asia 2013 AirAsia, Tiger Airways, flydubai, IndiGo, and Jazeera Airways share their insights and innovations for the passenger experience of the future.
London Heathrow Airport is partnering with South African Airways on a self-boarding trial, using biometric data for more efficient boarding.
To earn Platinum status, at least 80% of an airline’s passengers must have access to a range of self-service options throughout the airport journey. Scandinavian Airlines has become the only airline in the world to earn the highest level of accreditation in IATA’s Fast Travel program.
In the first instalment of our four-part report on the highly successful FTE Asia ‘Unconference’ sessions, we round-up the key findings from the self-boarding workshop.
SITA’s SIM-based proof-of-concept highlights how Near Field Communication technology can simplify the passenger journey throughout the airport.
Having contributed to a successful 2011 for the Fast Travel initiative, airports and airlines across Asia are set to play a major role in the project in 2012.
Lufthansa has received the Fast Travel Gold Award from IATA in recognition of the airline’s innovative solutions to simplify passenger travel.
Vienna International Airport is implementing common-use self-boarding gates across all terminals, including the new Skylink terminal, which is due to open next year.
Following the successful introduction of self-service kiosks, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is now exploring self-service bag drop and self-boarding.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has become the first airline to offer all five of IATA’s Fast Travel projects at a single airport.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has launched a new NFC-based mobile phone Smart Pass to offer frequent flyers a seamless travel experience.
On the back of a successful year for the Fast Travel programme, IATA has set an ambitious target for 2011 as it seeks to widen the appeal of self-service.
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