Recent technological advances in air travel have streamlined the checking-in and checking-out process.
Air passengers are also getting accustomed with wearable technology for
boarding flights in the most convenient way possible. A recent market
survey depicted that 77% of more than 6000 passengers would be
comfortable with use of wearable technology like Google Glass or smart
Watch to make their journey pleasant.
Among the fliers assessed, 97% of them carry a laptop, smartphone or a
tablet while flying and one out of five carry all three. Passengers are
eager to stay connected even during flight with over 76% using the
airline applications. 53% of the passengers want alerts about flight
delays on their phones while 57% want airport terminal directions and
maps. The demand for in-flight connectivity is drastic. 56% of the
travelers want to be able to stay connected on their laptop or tablet
for entertainment purposes during their flight.
The huge demand of customers worldwide has encouraged innovative minds
to develop technology that helps you throughout your journey. Miami
International Airport, for instance, is the first ever airport to deploy
iBeacon technology covering the check-in point, baggage and parking
areas across the airport.
The passengers are given relevant information related to boarding gate,
directions and boarding time on their phones through the use of
Bluetooth Low Energy technology. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
has released an update of iOS and Android devices featuring a Voice
Concierge.
AirBerlin, Iberia and Vueling, and have also recently unveiled smart
watch boarding pass for owners of Pebble Steel, Samsung Gear 2 and Sony
Smartwatch 2. With just a shake of a wrist, the devices scan the watch
like a digital boarding ticket on a phone.
Well, these dapper gadgets will certainly help you board your flight on time and have a fun flight.