Choose your seat online with Iberia
January 31, 2006UK fliers are being offered the chance to print off their own boarding passes online by yet another airline.
Spanish carrier Iberia is now rolling out its online boarding pass service for passengers at Heathrow Airport, The Times reports, following similar moves by British Airways and BMI.
The scheme will allow all passengers, including those with hold luggage, to print off boarding passes up to one day in advance of the flight.
It will also enable passengers to choose their seat on the plane.
The service has already proved popular in Spain since it debuted in May 2005. Some 5,000 people use the facility each day on Spanish routes.
The Spanish airline's move comes at a time when most of the big long-haul operators are ramping up their online strategies.
British Airways says 40,000 passengers now print their boarding passes from home each month.
Meanwhile, the no-frills sector has been much slower to implement similar strategies.
Budget airline Ryanair will unveil its online check-in system in March. But the service won't allow passengers to choose their seats, despite earlier indications to the contrary.
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