Tired of standing in the airport lounge queues? You can now book lounge services online at these airports
Passengers flying through Adani Group-operated airports can now book lounge services directly via the company's website. This will potentially eliminate the need to stand in queues and bypass third-party intermediaries. This new online booking capability was announced by
Arun Bansal
, CEO of Adani Airports Holding Ltd. In a post shared on professional networking site LinkedIn, Bansal said that travellers throughout India can now book lounge access directly via Adani's platform, eliminating third-party booking sites and providing a direct, enhanced experience. This initiative aims to streamline the process for travellers seeking airport lounge access.
Adani Airports oversees eight airports across India, including the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport and those in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram. Take a look at Bansal's LinkedIn post here:
What Adani Airports CEO Arun Bansal said about booking lounge services online
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In his LinkedIn post, Adani wrote:
'India is at the global forefront of digital innovation. UPI has transformed the lives of a billion Indians, revolutionising how we transact every day and accelerating our journey to becoming the third-largest economy in the world. This fintech revolution has eliminated the need for middlemen across sectors, just as companies like Airbnb and Uber did several years ago.
We have now brought the same spirit of innovation to our own ecosystem, led by our outstanding Digital Lab team. Passengers across India can now access lounges directly through our platform in partnership with other lounge operators. This means no intermediaries- only seamless, world-class experience delivered directly to our consumers.
In today's tech-driven world, only those companies that can disrupt themselves will survive. The rest will disappear.'
Last year, in October, the operator of multiple airports announced a partnership with global technology firm Thales to improve the passenger experience across its network. As part of this collaboration, Thales deployed its 'Fly to Gate' solution, aligned with DigiYatra, at seven AAHL-managed airports.
Apart from this, AAHL also awarded Thales an additional contract to implement an 'Airport Operation Control Centre' (APOC) at all of its airports, aimed at streamlining airport operations and enhancing passenger journeys.
The APOC is a cloud-based platform that centralises airport operations, security, and passenger services by integrating data from various systems. It uses automation, analytics, and AI to enable real-time decision-making and enhance overall airport efficiency while ensuring data privacy.
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