Heathrow Express gets mobile ticketing system
Posted on July 14th, 2008 | Filed under: General
The first to put into action Atos’ mobile ticketing application, Avantixmetro is the Heathrow Express, a highly accelerated train network running between Paddington Station in Central London and Heathrow Airport. The ingenious mobile ticketing service permits tickets to be sent to the passenger’s mobile phones right away avoiding the hassles of queuing to purchase the tickets before traveling.
George Fripp, Heathrow Express international corporate account manager remarked, “Most of our customers are incredibly busy professionals that use our service because it’s the most convenient way to get to and from Heathrow Airport in just 15 minutes. E-ticketing builds on that by taking the hassle out of booking journeys and making their travel even more seamless. All you need to do is book, board the train and go. It’s as simple as that.”
Tony Lacy, head of bus and rail at Atos Origin further added “Mobile ticketing is fast becoming the simplest and most cost effective way to sell train tickets. “Mobile ticketing is fast becoming the simplest and most cost effective way to sell train tickets,”
Using the Heathrow Express website individuals can book tickets online for personal or corporate use. A beneficial mobile ticketing solution, users can single out receiving either a self print version of the ticket or a bar-coded e-ticket registered to the mobile phone. Once, on board the inspector on the Heathrow Express train, scans and validates the code of both types of tickets. Using communication options like a PCMCIA slot for GPRS and WLAN communication, data combining capabilities and the regular Bluetooth, the train staff uses the terminal built on the Casio IT-3000.Parking enforcement, service management, ticketing, and mobile sales are made easier with a built-in printer and color touch screen
With a main focus at corporate customers who cannot risk wasting time, the mobile ticketing application is more effective in availing the tickets. So avoid queues and benefit from Atos Origin’s new mobile ticketing services.
