Officials at Manchester Airport have been trialling the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to track the movements of its passengers.

About 50,000 volunteers have carried the tags for a six-month period as part of the trial, according to ...

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The majority of business travellers feel safer on flights now compared with a decade ago, according to new research.

Barclaycard Business' latest release of findings from its 11th business travel survey has revealed that 96 per cent of flyers feel safe ...

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Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is now allowing passengers to print out boarding passes at home.

Travellers flying to certain destinations can now use pre-printed boarding passes to get through airport checks more quickly, reports Breaking Travel News.

With the ...

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Research has revealed that business travellers are increasingly getting to grips with the technology on offer at the UK's airports.

According to results from the 11th Barclaycard Business Travel Survey, more business passengers used facilities such as online check-in, self-service ...

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Stansted Airport has installed information kiosks with touch-screen technology to help passengers find out about the public transport options in the area.

The bright yellow Information Pods display the types of transport available, along with weather forecasts and important ...

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The Home Office has announced the launch of a new "jumbo" version of its biometric ePassports.

British holidaymakers will be issued with the first 48-page passports by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) this week.

The new version is being promoted as ...

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Wi-Fi hotspots in airports account for half of the world's total usage of public wireless web access, according to new research.

The Wi-Fi Hotspot Index from technology firm iPass revealed that on average, an airport will see more than 100 times ...

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Gulf Air has extended its e-ticketing network, allowing more passengers flying with other airlines to use e-tickets with the carrier.

Airlines such as British Airways, American Airlines and Emirates have successfully been integrated into the network in ...

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Scottish companies have developed a new virtual boarding pass - potentially eliminating the need for the paper format in future.

In a move to cut waiting time at airports and remove the need for passes which could potentially be lost, Real ...

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A sophisticated biometric system to help frequent travellers get through immigration quickly has been launched at Birmingham International Airport (BIA).

The government's new Iris Recognition Immigration System (Iris) allows passengers to go through a simple iris scan instead of queuing to ...

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