Published on the 14/09/2010 | Written by Newsdesk
Australia’s low fares airline Jetstar will use world first technology to introduce boarding passes via SMS and 24 hour pre-enrolment check-in as part of a major innovation investment to revolutionize air travel for Jetstar customers…
Jetstar passengers who Web-Check for Australian domestic flights will soon be given the option to have their boarding pass and unique boarding code sent to their mobile phone via a standard text SMS message. Unlike some other airlines who have introduced this technology to WAP or internet enabled handsets, in a global first, any mobile phone will be able to accept the Jetstar boarding pass via the common text message. Jetstar plans to also introduce 24 hour automatic check-in to enhance the technological breakthrough.
This will allow customers who purchase fares via Jetstar.com to request at the time of booking for the airline to automatically check the passenger(s) in 24 hours prior to their Jetstar flight departure with the boarding pass to then be sent via email or SMS text message.
The SMS technology has been developed by Melbourne-based company Sissit Group with which Jetstar has a Research and Development arrangement to create the world first technology. The new SMS Boarding system will initially be trialed at Melbourne Avalon Airport with an anticipated Jetstar Australian domestic network-wide roll out by year’s end if the technology proves successful and later to New Zealand domestic services.
