Auf wiedersehen, Brot: Lufthansa Group goes buy-on-board for shorthaul
Farewell to Lufthansa’s much-derided complimentary economy class half-sandwich: from spring 2021, the airline group is moving to a buy-on-bo... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: ancillary
Press Release: FTS teams with Global Onboard Partners to finance IFE
FTS and Global Onboard Partners are proud to announce at the APEX EXPO Boston 2018 their agreement to work together to promote, design, and ... Continue Reading
Air Canada sees end date in sight for onboard newspapers
Four years ago, Runway Girl Network asked – can inflight magazines survive a digital world? At that time, passengers had just been given the... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic and gategroup form strategic alliance
Responding to the growing demand of airlines to increase ancillary revenue, and to enable a new generation of revenue-generating inflight se... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa Systems to make inflight payments easier
Booking a hotel during flight, buying tickets for tourist attractions at the destination or purchasing gifts on board – in-flight payment ba... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: France’s low-cost TGV Ouigo impresses on price and service
It’s a time of transition for France’s national railway operator SNCF, as it shakes up its high-speed brands: a much-derided rebrand of its ... Continue Reading
Basic Economy, you say; how about Basic Business?
Is it time to consider a “basic business” class product as viable? According to one major airline CEO who spoke with your author, the ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Why it’s time for flight shopping to finally change
This is an Op-Ed contribution from Robert Albert, Founder & CEO of Routehappy, the rich content platform for flight shopping. Comfort+. ... Continue Reading
Automating personalization is next digital disruptor: 30SecondsToFly
One of the most hotly anticipated education sessions at APEX TECH events over the past few years has always been the ‘Focus on Innovat... Continue Reading
Is it an accident when airlines offer bad pricing on product bundles?
Do you expect a discount for buying a bundle of products? Or should you pay a premium for getting everything you need in one click? Airlines... Continue Reading
How airline catering is evolving: gategroup
The world’s largest provider of airline catering and onboard products and services, gategroup regards it as vital to monitor closely the con... Continue Reading
Pocketbook bulging, SmartSky reveals next steps
Riding high after securing a sizable funding round, upstart inflight connectivity provider SmartSky Networks used the Aircraft Interiors Exp... Continue Reading
DIY Eurobusiness on LCC Tigerair beats regular biz on short flight
In Australia, as elsewhere, securing extra comfort in the air can be tricky. For a recent one-hour trip I needed to take from Hobart to Melb... Continue Reading
New game of thrones: Swiss charges for better biz seats
Want the best seats in Swiss’ Thompson Vantage business class cabin? Be prepared to pony up a hundred bucks or two for a “throne” with direc... Continue Reading
LCCs and legacies blazing new trails in ancillary revenue
As American, Delta and United roll out Basic Economy products in what is at least being framed by some as a bid to compete against Spirit Ai... Continue Reading
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