EZY make history at NEMA

[egnxema]

EasyJet claims being the first airline in the world that has accomplished it: every single passenger on an easyJet flight last Wednesday, including those with hold baggage, used the self-check-in kiosks rather than the traditional check-in process.

All 108 passengers checked-in for easyJet flight 6503 to Prague using the new easyJet kiosks at Nottingham East Midlands Airport. This included a total of 112 items of hold baggage that were issued with standard airline-industry bag tags. The flight departed on schedule at 18.50.

Department for Transport-approved trials of the new self-check-in kiosks began on the morning of Wednesday 26 May at Nottingham East Midlands with easyJet staff guiding passengers through the simple process. The trial will continue over the coming weeks and months before rolling-out the programme to other airports on the easyJet network.

[brabazon]

What will Jane Boulton do now? Do the desks self-close 30 minutes before departure - that will save some agro, but does it spell the end for all the rantings which form a major part of the Airline programme?

[almost professional]

wondered what those things in the gazebo were!

[Departures Beckham]

As passport and ID checks are undertaken at the departure gate this will obviously work best at airports which have gate-lounges so that passport/visa checks can take place early, as to perform these checks during the boarding process could seriously slow the 25-minute turnaround.

The idea does sound good though, presumably some airports would also allow pax to check-in online.