November 20, 2007
KATU-TV (Portland, Ore.): Kiosks are meant to speed up the check-in process at the airport, but security experts say they could be open doors for terrorists…
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CHICAGO — In an effort to help travelers during the holiday season, United Airlines has added 140 self-service kiosks at gate areas in some of the country's…
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Government Technology: The Portland International Airport in Oregon recently became the sixth airport in the country to offer Mailsafe Express kiosks that…
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Orlando Business Journal: AirTran Airways has introduced a new Mobile Web program that allows customers to view their flight status, check in for flights and…
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Management Consultancy: Nearly all airlines (89 percent) expect to offer check-in over the Web within the next two years, in response to accelerating take-up…
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Silicon.com: SITA, an air transport IT services company found that, on average, 21 percent of passengers use online check-in, and that average is expected to…
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Express Travel World: Bangalore-based travel services portal Via has announced the launch of kiosks that will allow customers to book bus tickets online. Via…
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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Automated drive-thru toll booths should be operating at all the ferry terminals by the end of the year, speeding up ticketing…
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MIAMI — American Airlines has announced that it continues to see unprecedented growth at Miami International Airport. To accommodate the growing traffic at…
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The San Francisco Chronicle: In recent years, the airline boarding pass has gone from a bulky packet of paper you received in the mail to an e-mail that you…
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CNNMoney.com: GE Homeland Protection Inc. has begun a development program designed to create an automated air passenger identification system potentially more…
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MercuryNews.com: As air travelers grow increasingly frustrated with perceived poor service from carriers, executives with those companies are turning to…
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Smarter Travel: As the automatic doors part, you step into your familiar old airport. Except it's not familiar at all. Gone are the ticket clerks, baggage…
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Air Transport World: Air France will pilot a program by year end that uses biometric information encrypted on a small card to enable a passenger to obtain…
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USA Today: Travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport can now check in and print their boarding passes when they enter the main parking garage. The…
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The Philadelphia Inquirer: Technical glitches that prevented customers from buying Amtrak tickets at station kiosks or online have been fixed, Amtrak says. …
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MCLEAN, Va. — USA TODAY turns 25 years this September. As part of its celebration, the newspaper says it will look back at the top 25 travel milestones, from…
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WBKO Bowling Green (Ky.): The San Francisco, Calif., airport is launching a registered traveler program, intended to shorten long lines at security. With the…
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The Wall Street Journal: When the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was planning a new concourse, prime tenant Alaska Airlines insisted on a…
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The Charlotte Observer: The screens will be a little bigger, and the color will be a little lighter. Those are among the small changes that travelers who use…
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