Air India introduces mobile phone check-in service
08 Apr 2011
New Delhi: Air India's domestic passengers can now avail of a mobile check-in facility at airports of six major metros - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The facility enables passengers to check-in through their web-enabled mobile handsets.
''Air India's mobile check-in facility, which is being made available for all domestic travel from the six major metros from Thursday, will be extended to other stations and international flights in a phased manner,'' said the spokesperson of Air India.
To make use of the facility passengers access http://flyai.mobi and follow sequence-wise instructions as provided.
Mobile check-in will reduce waiting time and is yet another add-on facility for passengers along the lines of tele check-in, web check-in and self check-in kiosks.
However, the facility allows just one passenger to check-in through a single transaction.
In case of multi-passenger PNR, where more than one passenger has to be checked-in, each passenger would need to check-in separately.
Passengers with check-in baggage may also avail this facility. However, they will have to hand over the check-in luggage to the dedicated baggage drop off counter, before proceeding for security check and boarding.
