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Oct 24, 2005
OAG, a major
provider of flight schedules and online travel information, has inked a
partnership with lastminute.com to distribute real-time flight status
information directly via SMS to mobile devices.
Covering more than
190 airlines, the lastminute.com Flight Alert Service relays any significant
changes to the time, terminal or gate of a registered flight directly to
individuals via SMS Flight Status Alerts. At a cost of £1.50 per flight, subscribers
are kept informed of flight status changes up to 4 hours prior to departure and
arrival, including check-in and gate information. Messages are sent within 20
seconds of the status update occurring, and the service is available to anyone
with a UK-registered mobile device.
"Every year,
thousands of business hours are unnecessarily lost as a result of flight delays
and cancellation. Teaming up with OAG to provide this important service enables
individuals to better manage the inconvenience and unnecessary costs associated
with late flight departures and arrivals,” says Matt Jerwood, Head of Mobile & iDTV at
lastminute.com.
To find out more
or register for this service, visit www.lastminute.com
and select 'Message Alerts' via the Mobile
and TV pages on the lastminute.com homepage.
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