Shorter waits and less airport stress: Swissport offers holiday
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Shorter waits and less airport stress: Swissport offers holiday travel tips
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Zurich, 2 July 2009 - Swissport International, the world's leadingprovider of ground services to the aviation sector, is well preparedfor the coming vacation rush at Zurich, Basel and Geneva airports,and will have additional staff on duty on the peak days when it mayprocess up to 100 000 passengers. Swissport also advises alltravellers to check when they need to be at the airport, to get therein good time and to make full use of the online web-check-in optionand the airport's self-check-in machines.Quick and smooth airport formalities are in the interests ofeveryone:the airport, the airlines, the ground handlers and (above all) thetraveller. Switzerland's three leading airports - Zurich, Geneva andBasel - are fully prepared for the peak travel days of the 2009summer season. Swissport is familiar with such situations, and hasalready made the preparations required to manage the increasedpassenger flows as effectively as possible. Incidentally, 60% ofSwiss International Air Lines customers from Zurich now usealternative check-in options such as web-check-in or the self-servicemachines on the check-in concourse, an increase of more than 50%since the same time last year.Further useful travel tips:. Always check your travel documents to see when you need to be atthe airport (or find this out from the airport's own website), andleave early enough to get there in good time.. Use online check-in facilities. Full details are available on eachairline's website or at www.web-check-in.com. You can still selectyour seat, and will be able to print out your boarding pass, too.. Use the self-service machines on the airport's check-in concourse.Registered baggage can be handed in at the specially-designateddesks.. Use public transport. You can also check-in at numerous SBB railwaystations (one day before, handing in your registered baggage andreceiving your boarding pass). Further details at:http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/reisemarkt/services/schalter/reisegepaeck/flyrail-baggage.htm. Use the advance check-in facility, which enables you to check infor your flight the evening before from 20:00 onwards and receiveyour boarding pass, too. Travellers on SWISS can check in as early as24 hours prior to departure.Always keep your travel documents (ticket/passport etc.) convenientlyto hand. Even with Schengen, these documents will be inspected at thegate. And don't forget: you are only allowed up to 100 millilitres ofany liquid, gel or cream in your carry-on baggage.Swissport International Ltd., which is owned by Ferrovial, a leadingglobal infrastructure and service corporation based in Spain,provides ground services for over 70 million passengers and 3.5million tonnes of cargo a year on behalf of some 650 clientcompanies. With its workforce of around 33 000 personnel, Swissportis active at 173 airports in 38 countries on five continents, andgenerated consolidated operating revenue of CHF 1.9 billion (EUR 1.2billion or USD 1.7 billion) last year. www.swissport.com /www.ferrovial.comSwissport International Ltd.Corporate CommunicationsP.O. BoxCH-8058 Zurich AirportMedia contact:Marketing Dynamics AGCH-8152 GlattbruggPhone: +41 43 812 4950Mobile: +41 79 638 9939Fax: +41 43 321 2560Email: beerli(at)mdynamics.chPlease click the following links for media release in pdf andpicture:http://hugin.info/133514/R/1326892/312463.pdfhttp://hugin.info/133514/R/1326892/312465.jpgThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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