One of the most comprehensive global survey of passenger use of air transport self-service technology – SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service Survey – now presents the results.The respondents were interviewd mainly at these airports: Beijing International (PEK), Frankfurt International (FRA), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL), Mumbai International (BOM), Moscow Domodedovo (DME), Sao Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) and Johannesburg Airport (JNB). The survey shows that passengers now demand mainly non-traditional areas of self-service (through online, kiosk and mobile phone channels).
Not only online booking and check-in are very popular. Passengers want self-service for even more steps of the journey. According to the survey, automated security checks are acceptable to 70% of respondents (in comparison to 58% in 2009) and automatic boarding gates are acceptable to 70% (in comparison to 57% in 2009).
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Delta Air Lines announced that it would add an eighth destination to its growing Africa route network in January, with direct service between the United States and Luanda, Angola. Flights from Atlanta to Luanda will be operated three times a week with Airbus A330-200.
Flights between Atlanta and Luanda via Dakar will be available for sale to customers at delta.com and through travel agencies beginning Saturday October 2. The new Luanda service marks a return of nonstop flight from Atlanta to Dakar, adding to existing year-round service between the Senegalese capital and New York JFK Airport.
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British airline bmi announced that it would launch a new daily service from London Heathrow to Tripoli. The service will be operated from December 1, 2010 with Airbus A319.
According to Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, chief executive of bmi, bmi’s new route to Tripoli expands existing services to and from cities of influence across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Connections from New York, Boston, Washington, Houston, Chicago and Toronto are available with Star Alliance and code-share partners – Continental Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and United and Air Canada. More details and timetable can be found at flybmi.com.
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Low cost airline Air Arabia announced flights between Morocco and Europe for the upcoming winter season. The airline will start to operate flights from its hub in Casablanca in October 2010. These new routes will be followed by those from Nador, Fez, Tangier and Oujda. There will be sixteen flights per week from Morocco to Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, Paris and Montpellier.
Air Arabia flies with Airbus A320. On its entire network, Air Arabia offers full economy class with a free baggage allowance of 20 kg. More details and complete timetable can be found at Air Arabia’s website.
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Emirates announced that it would add Airbus A340-500 on its Libya route from August 1. Flights from Dubai to Tripoli will now be able to carry 9% of passengers more than before. This means 3612 seats per week in total.
Emirates currently operates daily flights to Tripoli utilising an Airbus 330-200. EK 746 leaves Tripoli at 15:20 and arrives in Dubai at 23:10 and EK 745 departs from Dubai at 9:20hrs and arrives in Tripoli at 13:20. For details please visit emirates.com.
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Etihad Airways announced that it would start a new service from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria in Egypt from July. New flights will be operated four times a week every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Etihad will operate an Airbus A320 aircraft on the Abu Dhabi to Alexandria route which is configured to carry 136 passengers. The airline also started flights to other destination in Egypt – Cairo in November 2004 and flies double daily to the Egyptian capital. For more details continue to etihad.com.
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Most of us experienced the same problem – having to get ourselves ready for a flight trip without packing our entire house. Is that possible at all? It is! Follow the several few tips and avoid paying unnecessary excess baggage fee with you airline and other annoyance!
Take just the most important items usually including:
- toothbrush & toothpaste,
- clean underwear,
- enough money (a credit/debit card),
- driving license, passport or/and other ID cards,
- good mood for traveling
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Low cost airline Jet4you launched new flights from Casablanca to Venice. New route will be operated three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Airline tickets from Casablanca to Venice are available from €29. This fare is valid for one way ticket including tax. Only limited number of seats is available for this introductory fare.
Jet4you currently serves 3 Italian cities (Milan, Bologna and Venice) and operates 25 destinations from Morocco to Belgium, Switzerland, France and Spain. For more details contonue to jet4you.com.
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Hello everybody! We have collected some tips in order to help you avoid paying unnecessary charges when traveling by plane. So first of all – you had better read terms and conditions of carriage. I know, this stuff is pretty boring, so what you can do is to check company’s FAQ and use a common key shortage „ctrl + F“ to find „baggage“, „fees“ and „credit card/debit card“. Congratulations, you should know all the important information about your airline’s fees by now.
Another thing one can do is to bring along just the things that are necessary to you. Mind you, every kg counts when flying! Some airlines (especially low cost airlines) let you take as little as 7 kg. So check the terms and conditions twice before boarding and finding out you have to pay an extra baggage charge. You could end up paying €10 – €15 for every kg overweight!
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) came with a new project Automated Carrier Baggage Rules (ACBR). ACBR will provide a central database for interline baggage rules, enabling airlines, travel agents, and passengers to know what baggage rules will apply for any given itinerary.
Airlines will benefit from easier, faster and more accurate handling of baggage charges at check-in. This will reduce costly and time-consuming disputes between carriers over whose baggage allowances and charges apply for any given journey. IATA will populate the database by mobilizing airlines to submit their baggage rules by September 2010 for implementation in early 2011. By then you can check the baggage rules in details of airlines at FlyLowCostAirlines.org.
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