Aero introduces New Technology to Reduce Boarding Time
By Mene Proper
Aero Contractors has introduced a technology for quick boarding process, known as Pro-Ranger Boarding Pass Mobile Scanners into its operations to reduce boarding time by 50 per cent.
The airline in a statement said the mobile scanners would expedite the boarding procedures, reduce long queues and improve service delivery to its customers.
“Aero strives to remain ahead by always finding ways to make its customers comfortable through easy facilitations, hence the introduction of the Pro-Ranger Boarding Pass Mobile Scanners. This is a new technology recently introduced in the industry in Nigeria. It will enable passengers; especially light travellers to avoid long stay on queues during boarding process. It will also reduce the pressures encountered during boarding.
“In addition, we have introduced new flight schedule putting into consideration the preferred travel times by our customers. We have over the years built invaluable goodwill with our customers who enjoy our high safety record and derive comfort in our flights. We are poised to render the most efficient service and urge our customers to always take advantage of our enviable in-flight service.”
Commenting on the development, Captain Ado Sanusi, CEO and Managing Director of Aero contractors said “This is a positive technological advancement in the aviation industry as it reduces the cumbersome process of boarding a flight both on the passengers and the service providers.”
Similarly, the Head of Ground operations Mr Peter Omata explained how the device works.
In his words, “This is one of the products that will enhance our mode of operation. As you are all aware, one of the cardinal things in aviation is passenger facilitation. So, we acquired the mobile Pro-rangers to improve our facilitation.It is a device that aids facilitation and it has other functionalities that make the working process seamless and will make passengers enjoy their stay or their travelling through Aero Contractors. And one of the important functions of this software is that it quickens the boarding procedures. And once the boarding procedure is enhanced, invariably our on-time performance will be efficient and there will be no delays. And it also allows the company to capture passengers’ data from the checking point at the boarding gate in an on-time manner and aggregate information.”
“The device will go a long way to ease passenger processing and facilitation across its network as it grants passengers the ease of checking in from the comfort of their homes and airports, avoiding long queues while they get their boarding pass at the airports without queuing up,” he stated.