HIGH-TECH TRAVEL: US airline rolls out new feature aimed at massively cutting time in check-in lines
Wheels Up CEO Kenny Dichter joined ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss America’s ongoing inflation problem and how that has impacted the state of the airline industry., enabling travelers to tag their own luggage using the airline’s mobile app before they reach the airport. Those elite status members included in the program's first wave have traveled within the last year and checked in at least one bag and were among the first to register to use the tags.
The three-by-five-inch devices are updated with a guest’s flight information through the Alaska Airlines mobile app during the check-in process. The tags, Alaska Airlines noted, essentially allow customers to make a beeline to the bag-drop area upon arrival,
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