eSIM – Ready for Take-off

eSIM – Ready for Take-off

eSIM – Ready for Take-off   Introduction The relationship between airlines and ancillaries is a delicate balancing act. The necessity for optimising profit-per-booking must be achieved without inconveniencing passengers in the checkout or irritating them with...

AFA Keynote airport CEO panel: Entering Asian airports’ post-pandemic era of unprecedented digital transformation, collaboration, innovation, and reimagined business models

AFA Keynote airport CEO panel: Entering Asian airports’ post-pandemic era of unprecedented digital transformation, collaboration, innovation, and reimagined business models

AFA Keynote airport CEO panel: Entering Asian airports’ post-pandemic era of unprecedented digital transformation, collaboration, innovation, and reimagined business models   At Aviation Festival Asia, the airport CEO panel comprised of Hari Marar, Managing Director & CEO at Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), Ayman Aboabah CEO King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), and Sumesh Patel President, Asia Pacific SITA, gathered...

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eSIM – Ready for Take-off
eSIM – Ready for Take-off

eSIM – Ready for Take-off   Introduction The relationship between airlines and ancillaries is a delicate balancing act. The necessity for optimising profit-per-booking must be achieved without inconveniencing passengers in the checkout or irritating them with...

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