Travel Technology News- Just the Flight

Virgin adds web show to inflight entertainment

One of the most popular web-based television shows has been added to the inflight entertainment offerings onboard Virgin Atlantic flights.

From the start of December, passengers will be able to watch the first 31 instalments of KateModern, a spin-off of ...

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Posted by Paul at 11:01, 30 November 2007

Flyers embrace travel technology

A new survey has revealed that a significant proportion of air travellers now use e-tickets and self-service options when flying overseas.

Almost nine in ten passengers stated a preference for e-tickets over their paper counterparts in the poll by the ...

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Posted by Kate at 10:57, 20 November 2007

BAA spends £39m on security and improvements

BAA spent an extra £39 million on security and making improvements to its seven UK airports between January and October, new figures have shown.

A closer look at the figures show that additional security measures cost BAA £27 million, while "basic" ...

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Posted by Clare at 15:20, 16 November 2007

Heathrow Airport aims to reduce queues

Staff at Heathrow Airport are taking steps to reduce the length of time British holiday-makers are likely to spend in queues before their flights, it has been made clear.

A spokesperson for the airport, which is the UK's largest and ...

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Posted by Andrew at 16:01, 13 November 2007

Careless flyers 'lose 8,500 gadgets at airports'

Up to 8,500 mobile devices are lost by business travellers at the UK's airports every year, new research has revealed.

According to the survey by data security firm SafeNet, the biggest number of losses take place at airports in London, ...

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Posted by Clare at 10:41, 9 November 2007

Emirates boosts inflight entertainment

Emirates has announced a new feature for its award-winning inflight entertainment system.

The carrier has installed brand new technology into its ice system to allow passengers to switch on and off closed captions or subtitles available in up to ...

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Posted by Teddie at 13:15, 1 November 2007

Singapore Airlines to show off new cabin class

Singapore Airlines is set to display its brand new cabin class at the 2007 World Travel Market event.

The Singapore Airlines Suites class, dubbed as "a class beyond first", is already available onboard its new Airbus A380 aircraft, which ...

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Posted by Paul at 13:14, 1 November 2007

Online check-in 'benefits everyone'

The increasing rollout of online check-in facilities represents good news for both passengers and airlines, an expert has said.

According to James Freemantle of the Air Transport Users Council, passengers could potentially benefit from lower fares as carriers save money ...

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Posted by Andrea at 10:46, 31 October 2007

Inflight mobile use 'may require quiet areas'

Any official approval of the use of mobile phones onboard flights might require the establishment of quiet zones on planes, an expert has said.

Communications regulator Ofcom recently set out proposals for how airlines can enable inflight mobile use by ...

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Posted by Andrew at 15:17, 23 October 2007

More travellers pick self-service flight options

Increasing numbers of air passengers are turning to self-service options when it comes to procedures such as flight check-in, a new survey has revealed.

More than a fifth of travellers flying with the airlines polled by aviation IT organisation SITA in ...

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Posted by Kate at 10:12, 19 October 2007

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