(TAN): Singapore Airlines (SIA) has become the launch airline for the digital version of the Star Alliance Connection Service.
Introduced in 2017, The Star Alliance Connection Service facilitates time-critical flight connections between Star Alliance member airlines and assists affected passengers in transferring between flights. The digital version of the Star Alliance Connection Service embeds in the participating member airline’s mobile app, providing updated transfer information and intuitive navigational services through the customer’s smartphone at major hub airports, without further intervention.
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This initial release focuses on London Heathrow Airport Terminal 2. SIA passengers connecting to or from any other Star Alliance member airline in the terminal will have access to the airport maps via the SingaporeAir mobile app. Star Alliance plans to roll out the digital version of its Connection Service to more transfer-intensive airports for adoption by other member airlines in the future. Android users are experiencing this facility first, and the implementation for iOS users will take place subsequently.
SIA Executive Vice President Commercial Lee Lik Hsin said: “Launching the Connection Service on the SingaporeAir mobile app, in partnership with Star Alliance, is part of our efforts to use digital technologies to provide a more seamless end-to-end journey to our customers.”
Information provided by the digital version includes the optimum route from the arrival to the departure gate, as well as distance and time needed to get there. In the case of critical connections, passengers receive a digital express connection card that allows expedited passage through certain checkpoints.
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Christian Draeger, Star Alliance vice president customer experience, said: “The digital Connection Service is designed to provide the travellers with easy and intuitive guidance at their fingertips, making transferring a smooth, frictionless and, now, touchless experience. The digital Connection Service is but one of several technological advances Star Alliance will be communicating to address the need for contactless services.”
Star Alliance adopted the Airline Accelerator technology of Living Map, a UK-based digital location and mapping specialist, whose advanced indoor positioning product provides the foundation for each customized customer routing within the airport terminal.
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