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Wi-Fi in departures, Wi-Fi in the sky - an industry embraces wireless
News While BAA now offers Wi-Fi access at several of its terminals, many business travellers point to lack of blanket coverage. A spokesman for BAA said: "BAA has decided it will use different providers in different places because of the different... [11 Apr 2003]
UK airports' wi-fi flying high
News Business travellers should prepare themselves for an extra connectivity boost - BAA has announced it will be rolling out wi-fi access across six of its airports this month. BAA has picked The Cloud to install and maintain the wi-fi network. [14 Mar 2006]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News BAA hopes to recoup the £150,000 cost of the six-month trial from efficiency savings in baggage handling and reductions in the cost of returning lost baggage to customers. Airport operator BAA hopes this chip could save airport staff hours of time... [13 Feb 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News Airport operator BAA confirmed it had now installed the advanced threat identification X-ray scanners at its seven airports, including Gatwick, Heathrow, and Stansted. Security has been overhauled at BAA's airports since 2006, with metal archway... [09 Jul 2008]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News A spokeswoman for BAA said: "It allows domestic passengers to take advantage of the larger international lounge. Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com... [08 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive
Photo Photo credit: BAA Photo credit: BAA T5 has been jointly developed by BAA - which runs the airport - and British Airways which will become the sole airline operating out of T5.silicon.com went along to see how the final preparations are going and to... [13 Jul 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport security frustrations
Comment On each occasion I have been subject to the new security regime inflicted by BAA and the resulting long lines of misery at check-in and security. BAA staff also regularly assailed me to check, at least three times before security, that I have no... [25 Sep 2006]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo silicon.com has been given an exclusive behind the scenes look at BAA's brand new Terminal 5 (T5) at Heathrow ahead of its official opening for British Airways (BA) flights on 27 March. This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be... [12 Feb 2008]
Departure lounge limbo costing businesses dear
News This week international airports owner BAA talked about a reduction of that ordeal to just 15 minutes. Around 35 per cent of business travellers spend three to four hours every month waiting for flights and BT - which serves parts of this... [30 Mar 2005]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News The miSense technology was developed and delivered by a consortium of organisations including Accenture, BAA, the Border & Immigration Agency, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, IER, Raytheon, Sagem and Sita. Air travellers have backed biometric security... [20 Jun 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up BAA, the owner of Heathrow, said yesterday there was a "minor problem with log-ons of the baggage system which affected the baggage on some outgoing flights". Meanwhile, back on the ground and travellers flying with British Airways (BA) and other... [28 Mar 2008]
Heathrow Airport to get taxi-tracking RFID system
News The system is modelled on one already in use at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and is being deployed at Heathrow by British Airports Authority (BAA), which is working with IT services company Steria. [22 Jan 2004]
