Articles tagged “frankfurt”

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IDEAS: Frankfurt Airport Expands Biometric Systems for a Contactless Experience

Frankfurt Airport is set to expand its suite of biometric touchpoints to passengers of all airlines within the facility. Credit: Fraport The technology - SITA’s Smart Path biometric solution, powered by NEC - is already available for Lufthansa and Star Alliance Airlines passengers, which has seen over 12,000 passengers use the facilities at check-in, boarding…

Adam Stacey | 6 months ago

Airlines

Skift India Report: Indigo, Air India to Address Pilot Fatigue With New Tech Tools

At a time when most Indian airlines and airport operators are eyeing growth and announcing expansion plans, the country’s pilots and cabin crew fraternity are still struggling to negotiate salaries and flight duty timings.

Amrita Ghosh | 7 months ago

Skift India Report: Indigo, Air India to Address Pilot Fatigue With New Tech Tools

Tourism

Skift India Report: More Travelers Are Embracing Travel Rewards and Benefits

Travel and tourism companies are successfully building aspirational value into their travel benefits. Now they must pay heed to “predictable personalization” to engage with the customer in relevant ways.

Amrita Ghosh | 9 months ago

Skift India Report: More Travelers Are Embracing Travel Rewards and Benefits

Tourism

India Daily: Oyo Showed Strength in U.S. Bookings in the 4th Quarter

Oyo’s planned expansion into the U.S. comes shortly after the company revived its potential initial public offering plans. Surely, there's a lot brewing but not without a fair share of challenges.

Amrita Ghosh | 12 months ago

India Daily: Oyo Showed Strength in U.S. Bookings in the 4th Quarter

News Blog

Frankfurt Airport Cuts More Flights in Effort to Ease Summer Disruptions

Frankfurt Airport joined London Heathrow among major European hubs slashing flights to try and ease delays and cancellations just as the peak of summer air travel is about to begin. In a notification to airlines by operator Fraport on Friday, Frankfurt will reduce the number of aircraft movements — a takeoff or landing is considered…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Airlines

Frankfurt Airport Boosts Home Delivery of Retail Merchandise

Frankfurt Airport is ahead of many other airports in offering passengers home delivery of retail goods, abandoning its unnecessary mobile app, and unifying its customer databases for savvier marketing.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Frankfurt Airport Boosts Home Delivery of Retail Merchandise

Business Travel

The Airport City That Wants to Be the New Model for Meetings and Knowledge Sharing

In a world of increasing social and political polarization, airport cities become the new platforms for business discourse among mobile knowledge workers.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

The Airport City That Wants to Be the New Model for Meetings and Knowledge Sharing

Airlines

Heathrow or Frankfurt airports: Which do you hate more in transit?

When trying to decide which are the world's lousiest airports, there is just so much ammunition and fodder. Fortunately, competition among airports is heating up, and the worst will suffer for it.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Travel ads of the week: Beaches, wine country, and business meetings

Travel ads targeting business travelers want to appear as leisure-friendly as possible since it’s tough to inspire excitement with clips of board meetings and boxed lunches.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Travel ads of the week: Beaches, wine country, and business meetings

Airlines

Frankfurt Airport’s impressive new A-Plus concourse succeeds at design and functionality

Gates that can handle superjumbo jets, self-boarding gates, and a clean open design makes A-Plus an exemplar concourse that sets high expectations for Berlin airport’s long-delayed debut.

Marilyn Gerlach, Reuters | 12 years ago