Travel-Air reaching the new heights! First and business class won’t be the only distinctions in cabins for much longer.Some Malaysia Airlines flights now offer ‘kids-free zones’, for passengers desperate to evade crying babies on long flights – that’s all of us then – while Air Asia has introduced special ‘quiet zones’,areas that are bookable in advance at no surcharge. Digital walk through Copenhagen airport Specific airport apps abound but none are cooler than Copenhagen airport’s new, 360-degree wayfinding tool. This is an immersive 3D map that displays metre-by-metre visualisations of every passenger area in the airport, allowing travellers to pre-plan their trip through the terminal from home.Just AMAZING! Air France is swapping paper newspapers and magazines for digital versions. Passengers choose a specific publication and, on the day of departure, download a free copy to their personal smartphone or tablet. Virgin Australia, airberlin and the Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) also have similar offerings. Cabin crew on Emirates, Iberia and KLM now have tablets on which they can access selected information about passengers, such as their allergies and wine preferences, all in the name of a highly personalised experience. The Spanish carrier Vueling, meanwhile, uses social media to research its passengers before a flight. American Airlines has exclusively provided Bose headphones in its cabins, for instance – but they’re set to proliferate over the next few years. Just recently, British Airways announced a tie-up with the tea-makers Twinings in a bid to serve the perfect cuppa at 35,000 feet
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:09:49 +0000