Before the end of the year, every passenger flying with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will be able to fully check-in and leave their baggage at train stations across Scandinavia. The popular Nordic airline plans to install new automated machines at the region’s major train stations as early as autumn if everything goes well.
The machines allow SAS passengers to check in early, choose their seat, and pick up a printed boarding pass directly at the train station. Customers can even leave their luggage for check-in, using their thumbprint as identification for baggage pickup at the end of the flight, according to The Local newspaper.
John Dueholm, SAS deputy president, has business travellers particularly in mind with the automated check-in scheme. “SAS is facing one of its biggest marketing challenges ever,” said Dueholm. “But our regular customers have a confidence, pride and faith in the values SAS represents. We don’t want our customers to stand in long queues. They should be able to head directly to their flights.”
Although at present SAS plans to install the machines only at Scandinavian train stations, Dueholm says that eventually the airline wants to have the high-tech check in option available at every destination they service around the world.
SAS only knows how to steal. 2 weeks i was traveling from italy to iceland via denmark (CPH). SAS does the baggage handling for Icelandair which was my carrier. And the SAS staff wouldnt let me carry me a hand carry baggage into the cabin. Their argument was- the computer i was carrying is counted as a bag, so i had to check in the bag and pay 90 euros for that. Simply ridiculous. I have traveled with at least 15 different airlines and never heard such ridiculous argument. What is more interesting is that on the same day i traveled from Milan to Copenhagen with EASYJET, and even they did not have any problem with me carrying a computer and another bag into the cabin. What is even more interesting is Just one month before that I had traveled from Reykjavik to Copenhagen, with Icelandair (they were handling the baggage this time) and there was no problem with carrying a computer and a baggage. So the culprit really is SAS. I would not be surprised if they start counting a camera or an umbrella as a bag.
Not understood at all how this new stuff works. Perhaps I’m tired -already hot on early morning, not slept much lately- so don’t mind guys….