Ground services Archive

  • We are already used to black lists based on security facts, now it seems that a new kind is arriving, based on service facts. Even if things are not clearly stated this way, that’s how the new french government initiative looks like. The purpose is to rank airlines according to...

    Toward an airlines blacklist based on level of service ?

    We are already used to black lists based on security facts, now it seems that a new kind is arriving, based on service facts. Even if things are not clearly stated this way, that’s how the new french government initiative looks like. The purpose is to rank airlines according to...

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  • One week after many european airports and airlines have been stuck because of snow, there’s a recurring theme being discussed by media and passengers. Airlines were accused of bad communication so passengers had no visibility on what was happening to them. Now that things have calmed down, let’s try to...

    Snow issues in Europe : did airlines suck at communicating ?

    One week after many european airports and airlines have been stuck because of snow, there’s a recurring theme being discussed by media and passengers. Airlines were accused of bad communication so passengers had no visibility on what was happening to them. Now that things have calmed down, let’s try to...

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  • No one likes to lose time in queues at airports. That’s true in any situation and we can seldom avoid it except in few cases. The PARAFES program (stands for Automated Fast Track Crossing at External Schengen Borders)t hat was launched last year in France may make passengers save an...

    Cross the borders more easily at Charles de Gaulle with PARAFES

    No one likes to lose time in queues at airports. That’s true in any situation and we can seldom avoid it except in few cases. The PARAFES program (stands for Automated Fast Track Crossing at External Schengen Borders)t hat was launched last year in France may make passengers save an...

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  • In the “best job of the world” series, Finnair found a original means to make some buzz online while trying to improve customer service. The Finnish Airline is hiring four “quality hunters” whose mission, that will last 61 days, will be to travel around the world on Finnair, share their...

    Finnair is hiring Quality Hunters

    In the “best job of the world” series, Finnair found a original means to make some buzz online while trying to improve customer service. The Finnish Airline is hiring four “quality hunters” whose mission, that will last 61 days, will be to travel around the world on Finnair, share their...

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  • There was a time when we used to a have a given luggage allowance when flying and had to pay when we has more luggage than allowed. What is pure logic. Then some airlines began to make passengers pay for their second checked bag, then for all checked bags, only...

    $3 billions : the luggage fee business is doing well !

    There was a time when we used to a have a given luggage allowance when flying and had to pay when we has more luggage than allowed. What is pure logic. Then some airlines began to make passengers pay for their second checked bag, then for all checked bags, only...

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  • As expected, Aeroports de Paris announced earlier their community platform that aims at collecting their customers’ ideas to improve their products and services. It’s called Dites Nous (the french for “Tell US”…surprising no one used this domain name before) and it allows to discover ADP’s missions through a a quizz,...

    Paris Airports invite passenger to imagine the perfect airport

    As expected, Aeroports de Paris announced earlier their community platform that aims at collecting their customers’ ideas to improve their products and services. It’s called Dites Nous (the french for “Tell US”…surprising no one used this domain name before) and it allows to discover ADP’s missions through a a quizz,...

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  • Despite it’s becoming every day more dematerialized and mobile, the good old paper boarding pass is not close to disappear. And we have to admit that its poor “ergonomy” is a problem for many passengers. Frequent flyiers will say it’s well conceived and that they can know where and when...

    Making boarding passes more easy to use

    Despite it’s becoming every day more dematerialized and mobile, the good old paper boarding pass is not close to disappear. And we have to admit that its poor “ergonomy” is a problem for many passengers. Frequent flyiers will say it’s well conceived and that they can know where and when...

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