Advocates for the blind argue for more accommodation at airport check-in kiosks

November 12, 2012

Advocates for the blind went toe-to-toe with United Airlines in the San Francisco 9th Circuit Court about what the airline could do to accommodate passengers…

Apple iPads to start popping up at more US airports

October 15, 2012

Restaurant operator OTG Management is projecting that it will deploy 7,000 iPads across four North American airports in the next 18 months, according to an…

Stokholm Arlanda Airport implements self-service baggage drop

October 11, 2012

The Stockholm Arlanda Airport yesterday began operating a self-service bag drop station, according to futuretravelexperience.com.

Survey: Airline passengers want more self-service

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

Automated check-in, baggage drop and boarding gates ranked high as technology priorities.

More car rental convenience with airport self-service kiosks

October 2, 2012

Self-service car rental kiosks will begin rolling out at the top 50 airport locations throughout the U.S., according to a press release from Enterprise…

Future Robot kiosks have successful start overseas

September 27, 2012

The company Future Robot unveiled a new service robot that functions as a friendly kiosk, according to an article on gizmag.com.

Polish airport turns to self-service

September 25, 2012

The Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport in Poland has installed 15 self-service check-in kiosks, according to a press release. The kiosks join pre-existing units at…

CPB's Global Entry kiosks to be placed in Loews Hotels, extend Trusted Traveler

September 24, 2012

Loews Hotels & Resorts Chairman Jonathan Tisch and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced a joint effort today to promote the…

More US airports turning to self-service

August 28, 2012

The airport of the future could be right around the corner, according to an article on WSJ.com. Airports and airlines across the country are increasingly…

Virtual grocery kiosk taking off at London Airport

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Virtual grocery kiosks allow passengers to fill their refrigerator before they get home.

Clear Channel Airports partners with Meridian for ADA-compliant airport digital signage kiosks

August 14, 2012

Working with Clear Channel Airports, full-service kiosk solutions provider Meridian has launched an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant turnkey system…

European airport deploys multifunctioning kiosks

July 11, 2012

The Bologna Giuseppe Marconi Airport is the first European location with Sicheck Full Auto Check?in kiosks designed by Siemens Italia that allow passengers to…

WestJet upgrades self check-in options

June 21, 2012

WestJet has redesigned the look of all its check-in solutions from its website and kiosks to the mobile phone app. In addition to a redesign, new features…

Alaska Airlines offers self-bag tagging

May 22, 2012

Alaska Airlines is debuting self-bag tagging for customers traveling out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The process allows customers to print and…

Australian airports replacing staff with kiosks

May 10, 2012

The Australian government is extending its SmartGate program that allows Australians returning home to process their own passports in airport kiosks.

A New Perspective on ADA: Empathy rather than compliance

After hearing reports that Whistler got 4 feet of snow in March, my son and I changed our Spring Break plans and headed for the slopes. After five days of…

Cebu Air debuts self check-in kiosks

March 30, 2012

The Philippines' largest national airline, Cebu Pacific announced the installation of self check-in kiosks at eight additional airports across the Philippines…

Singapore pulls plug on airport kiosks

December 12, 2011

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has removed check-in kiosks at Changi Airport.

Study: Airports, passengers embracing self-service

December 12, 2011

Improving customer service is the top driver for new technology investments in airports, according to SITA’s 8th Annual Airport IT Trends Survey. The survey…

Wincor Nixdorf Kiosks providing tax refunds in Singapore

November 28, 2011

Wincor Nixdorf, a global provider of IT solutions and services to banks and retailers, is providing kiosk technology to support an instant tax-back service to…