Stansted trials compostable security bags
London Stansted has begun trialling fully compostable bags for passengers carrying liquids in their hand luggage. The airport says it currently gets through 11 million bags per year. It has 50,000 of the compostable bags to give out this week. Passengers have been required to put all liquids, aerosols and gels in clear bags since […]
easyJet introduces luggage scanning feature to app
easyJet has introduced a new augmented reality hand luggage scanning feature to its app to enable passengers to scan their cabin bag to check its size before they travel to the airport. The airline says it is the first UK airline to offer the feature which uses augmented reality technology to scan the cabin bag […]
American Airlines Surrenders To Reality On Basic Economy
As summer gives way to fall, there’s a bit of good news for economy-minded passengers flying on Basic Economy tickets. American Airlines has announced that customers flying Basic Economy will be allowed one free carry-on (in addition to a personal item) to all destinations as of September 5, 2018. The policy change, though welcome, will […]
Stop putting power banks, spare batteries in checked luggage, warns IATA
There is a growing focus in the airline industry on the risks related to passengers carrying portable electronic devices (PEDs) in their check-in luggage, according to Gilberto Lopez Meyer, senior vice-president for safety and flight operations at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). An analysis of surveys conducted found that many passengers are carrying prohibited […]
Lufthansa now offering automatic check-in
Lufthansa passengers will now benefit from an automatic check-in procedure for all flights within Germany and to destinations in Europe. The boarding pass for flights booked up to 24 hours before departure will then be sent automatically to the passenger 23 hours before departure "“ with no need for any manual check-in, thus saving time […]
Airline Smart Luggage Ban Goes Into Effect
Six weeks after U.S. carriers unilaterally moved to ban smart luggage from travel in or under airplane cabins, the ban has gone into full effect as of Monday — with little movement from hardware manufacturers. «We are still fighting,» Tomi Pierucci, the CEO of Bluesmart admitted to FORBES this week. At the time the luggage […]
Dublin Airport preparing for record weekend
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport are expected to surpass the 400,000 mark for the first time ever over the Bank Holiday weekend. Passengers travelling through the airport are asked to avoid causing delays by ensuring they do not have prohibited items, such as scissors, toy guns and liquids, in their hand luggage. Aer Lingus have […]
American rolls out new bag tracking and alert feature for passengers
American Airline"™ passengers are set to get more and better insight into their checked baggage as it routes through the airline"™s network. The company today officially launched Customer Baggage Notification (CBN), an enhanced tracking and alert feature to notify passengers of the status of their checked luggage if the bag is not on the same […]
Jet2.com is now charging passengers for hand luggage
Passengers flying with Jet2.com must now pay an additional fee if they want to guarantee their hand luggage does not end up in the hold. On busy flights it has become increasingly common for airlines to ask people to part with carry-on bags so they can be stored with the checked luggage below. Jet2.com spotted […]
Global smart airports market share continue to grow by 2016-2024
Zion Market Research, the market research group announced the analysis report titled "˜Smart Airports Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016"“2024"™ Global Smart Airports Market: Overview Neither can a smart city exist without a smart airport nor can a smart airport exist without a smart city. The smart airport in the […]
