AirTran Airways Installs ByePass Self-Service Check-in Kiosks At Atlanta Hub; ByePass Installation To Be Completed At All Locations By June.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003 Partnership with Kinetics, Inc. Allows for Easier, Quicker Check-in AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from , a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI) is a Nevada corporation that operates as an airline holding company. Its primary asset is AirTran Airways. History After the large amount of negative publicity surrounding the Flight 592 incident, ValuJet Airlines suffered serious , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. ), today announced that it has installed new ByePass(SM) kiosks, self-service check-in units that will expedite the check-in process at its hub in Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. By using the kiosks, customers in Atlanta can check-in for their flights, select seat assignments, receive A-Plus frequent flier frequent flier n. One who travels often by air, especially on one airline. fre  quent-fli credits, and obtain boarding passes, all in an average time of less than two minutes. Through a partnership with Kinetics, Inc., the premiere provider of enterprise and self-service technology to the U.S. airline industry, AirTran Airways now offers twelve ByePass kiosks near ticket counters in Atlanta. ByePass, which utilizes Kinetics TouchPort technology, allows passengers to bypass ticket counter lines by electronic check-in through a touch-sensitive screen. By the end of June, the airline will have more than 200 ByePass kiosks installed throughout its network. "Once again, AirTran Airways proves its commitment to innovation by installing ByePass kiosks in our airport locations. Through our partnership with Kinetics, we are leveraging the latest advancements in technology to ensure our customers' experience on the ground is as pleasant and hassle-free as possible," said Joe Leonard For the baseball player, see . Joe Leonard (born August 4, 1932, San Diego, California), is a retired American motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Leonard won the first AMA Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957. , AirTran Airways' chairman and chief executive officer. "Our goal is to expedite the check-in process for our customers in all of our markets, and the combination of our increasingly popular ByePass Online Check-In on airtran.com and the new ByePass kiosks helps us reach that important goal." "Today's successful carriers are realizing that self-service technology is a 'must' in order to make the check-in process easy and enjoyable," said David Melnik, president and chief executive officer of Kinetics. "AirTran Airways' decision to install the leading U.S. airport-based self-service solution will benefit hundreds of thousands of its customers each year and help AirTran Airways Crew Members continue to provide a superior customer experience at the airport." Kinetics is a leading provider of e-commerce and self-service technologies for the travel and U.S. airline industries. AirTran Airways' ByePass kiosks and Kinetics' check-in software applications successfully integrate passenger reservations data from the Open Skies  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . by Navitaire(TM) system, which provides hosted reservation services to the airline. About AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is one of America's most successful low-fare airlines - employing more than 5,000 professional Crew Members and serving 454 flights a day to 43 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport World's busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports. The definition of "busiest" is debated as well, with claims being staked on the basis of aircraft operations, cargo traffic or total passengers. (by passenger volume), where it is the second largest carrier operating 173 flights a day. The airline never requires a roundtrip purchase or Saturday night stay, and offers an affordable Business Class, assigned seating, easy online booking and check-in, the A-Plus Rewards frequent flier program, and the A2B A2B Anti-Two-Block A2B Administration-to-Broker A2B Administration to Business corporate travel program. AirTran Airways also is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:AAI), and the world's largest operator of the Boeing 717, the most modern, environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] aircraft in its class. For more information and reservations, visit airtran.com (America Online See AOL. Keyword: AirTran), call AirTran Airways at 800-AIRTRAN (800-247-8726) or 770-994-8258 (in Atlanta) or your travel agent. About Kinetics, Inc. Kinetics, Inc., based in Lake Mary Lake Mary may refer to:
Today, Kinetics technologies are powering the largest number of kiosks in the U.S., and more than two-thirds of all U.S. airline self-service check-in solutions are based on Kinetics technology. Kinetics technologies support all consumer channels, including kiosks, Web, PDAs, cell phones, and phones (natural speech recognition), for the entertainment, travel, corporate enterprise, government, financial and retail markets. For more information, go to http://www.kineticsusa.com. |
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