- NW First To Eliminate Agency E-Tix/Paper Conversions
NW First To Eliminate Agency E-Tix/Paper Conversions ......
- Alternatives for reducing delays at the United
States' busiest airports.
Every business traveler cringes at the words "delay," "late," or "cancellation." In 1993, the air traffic system recorded 276,000 delays of over fifteen minutes.(1) Various levels of government, airport, and airline officials are attempting to address this situation. The problem has become so acute that the Bureau of Transportation Statistics ......
- Virtual queuing: could it be a reality for
airports?
IF ELIGIBLE AIRLINE PASSENGERS WERE GIVEN A specific time window for arriving at the airport security checkpoint, would security lines, missed flights, and flight delays become things of the past? In fact, simulation modeling shows that "virtual queuing" would reduce checkpoint lines, enable passengers to spend almost no time waiting, ......
- Avoiding Customer Freefall.
If you have been a regular reader of this column, you know that I spend a lot of time in airports. As we all know, air travel has become a series of delays, cancellations and general frustrations. Many times, I wish I could call Scotty to beam me up and ......
- Avoiding customer freefall
If you have been a regular reader of this column, you know that I spend a lot of time in airports. As we all know, air travel has become a series of delays, cancellations and general frustrations. Many times, I wish I could call Scotty to beam me up and ......
- Second worst on-time performance on record reported
for US airlines.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The United States Transportation Department said that the airline industry's on-time performance for the first ten months of 2007 was the second worst on record. The Transportation Department also said that delays in October decreased compared to the same period last year, and ......
- Travel industry service providers launch e-ticketing
for airline passengers in India.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Travel industry service providers Amadeus and Galileo are reportedly introducing electronic ticketing products into the Indian market. Galileo India has deployed electronic ticketing services on its central reservation system across 12 international airlines in the country including American Airlines, Air France, British Airways, KLM ......