Check-Mate: Virgin Blue onboard with latest technology
BRISBANE – – Virgin Blue has launched a new process to check in and board on domestic flights via a traveller’s mobile called “Check-Mateâ€.
New technology will enable Virgin Blue travellers to make flight bookings, changes and cancellations across the entire Virgin Blue domestic network from their personal devices, including mobile phones, BlackBerry Smartphones and iPhones.
Phase one of the innovative project was launched this week via “mobile.virginblue.com.au†and a special BlackBerry Virgin Blue application.
It offers mobile check-in, seat selection and boarding via 2D barcode scanning on personal handheld mobile devices for Virgin Blue passengers travelling on direct flights between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The barcode will feature all the key information including flight number, boarding time, seat number and arrival time at destination.
Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey said, “We are excited to be the first airline in the country to be offering a full suite of mobile options, in particular the ability for people to actually make a flight booking, check themselves in on their way to the airport and then go straight to boarding with their 2D barcode.â€
Flyers can log on via their personal devices and access other Virgin Blue information including lounge membership information, details on special travel requirements, Velocity information and more.
Ian Jarrett
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