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Super scanners at UK airports
News The scanners, produced by the Smiths Group, allow laptops to be carried in bags and cut queuing times for passengers, with travellers delayed for less than five minutes at Heathrow security in June in 95 per cent of cases. [09 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment Some 80 per cent of passengers using the service gave it their approval, according to Air France. The airline has started the next phase of the trial that will allow passengers to use their phone for voice calls. [26 Jun 2008]
Free wi-fi arrives in York station
News Station manager and train operator National Express East Coast has introduced free wireless internet across most of the station, which is used by more than 10 million rail passengers per year. The train operator introduced free wi-fi for all... [13 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News It will allow rail passengers to link train tickets to smart cards or to Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile phones, such as the Nokia 6131. Passengers will touch either the cards or NFC phones to a mobile or fixed reader, similar to the... [04 Jun 2008]
Wi-fi for free on board commuter coach
News Trent Barton commercial manager Mark Greesley said in a statement: "By putting wi-fi hotspots on our vehicles we're offering passengers a way to make the most of the 40-minute journey. Independent bus operator Trent Barton has equipped eight of its... [19 May 2008]
Virgin Trains passengers to chatter for longer
News The train operator has joined forced with Vodafone UK to boost mobile coverage within carriages so fewer calls are dropped. Travellers on Virgin Train could soon be chattering for longer. Repeater technology, which retransmits 2G and 3G, will be... [07 Apr 2008]
Heathrow T5: The end in sight for first day blues?
News British Airways (BA) has drafted in 400 extra workers to help reunite passengers with luggage stuck in the backlog created over the past few days. Walsh added that the backlog of bags generated by the problems is not affecting the day-to-day... [31 Mar 2008]
Photos: Road testing wi-fi at 320kmph
Photo The system, which is still in a test phase, only supports 50 users per train at present - or around 15 to 20 per cent of the total passengers per train. TGV passengers on the wi-fi-equipped trains can use the onboard internet service for free at... [28 Mar 2008]
Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos
News On opening day of Heathrow's £4.3bn Terminal 5 (T5), passengers have been hit by delays and flight cancellations as a result of problems with the new high-tech baggage system. British Airways (BA) - the sole airline using T5 - had to cancel 33... [27 Mar 2008]
In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up
News In a statement Ofcom said the safety of passengers is paramount so no system will be fitted before the Civil Aviation Authority and European Aviation Safety Agency have also approved the technology. Ofcom will amend the aircraft operator licences... [26 Mar 2008]
Rail travellers lapping up free wi-fi
News Rail operator National Express has seen wi-fi usage more than triple since it introduced a free service for all passengers in December last year, when it took over the franchise. A free wi-fi service on the East Coast Main Line railway is proving... [05 Mar 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News Passengers flying to and from Dubai out of Terminal 3 with Emirates airline will have a tiny chip embedded in their luggage tags. Airport operator BAA hopes this chip could save airport staff hours of time by slashing the number of suitcases with... [13 Feb 2008]
Mobiles go underground in Glasgow
News Passengers on Glasgow's subway will soon be able to use make phone calls and surf the internet while underground, thanks to a new combined wi-fi and cellular network. The network is being deployed across the city's 15 subway stations, which will... [14 Jan 2008]
Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year
News Rail passengers to get free on-board wi-fi Meanwhile, Nokia made moves on mapping - plotting a massive $8.1bn acquisition of digital-map supplier Navteq and talking up location-based services; Vodafone made moves on India, snaffling network... [13 Dec 2007]
TfL and Nokia to roll out 'Oyster phone' trial
News Upcoming trials will see passengers on the London Underground use a mobile handset as a substitute for their travel cards, reports suggest. According to The Guardian, trials will involve phone manufacturer Nokia, mobile operator O2 and Transport... [26 Nov 2007]
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