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Canadian Lufthansa passengers with ‘etix’ can check in
online
- Virgin Atlantic plans biofuel-mix flight within month
Canadian Lufthansa passengers with ‘etix’ can check in online
Lufthansa passengers traveling from Canada to Germany now have the ability to check in online and print out a boarding pass up to 23 hours in advance of their flights. While travelers from other European destinations have had the online check-in option available to them in the past, Vancouver is the first international gateway outside of Europe to offer online check-in, followed by Toronto.
Passengers must have purchased Lufthansa’s electronic ticket (etix) in order to take advantage of the online check-in option. By visiting www.lufthansa.com and entering one of several forms of identification, travelers can access their reservations to select seats and print out their boarding passes. Travelers with checked baggage can drop it off at the designated baggage drop counter, while those with carry-on baggage only can proceed to their gates.
Sources: Lufthansa.com, Toronto Star
Virgin Atlantic plans biofuel-mix flight within month
Several airlines have talked about airborne tests of renewable fuels, but Virgin Atlantic may be the first commercial jet to do so if its plans go as scheduled. A one-hour-and-twenty-minute trip from London Heathrow to Amsterdam by a 747-400 plane, carrying no passengers and using 20 percent biofuel and 80 percent jet fuel is scheduled for late February. The airline didn’t identify the source of the biofuel but said that it would be “a very sustainable source.” The company also indicated that the new fuel would have no effect on the engine’s performance or range. The test is a joint research project of Virgin, Boeing, and GE Aviation.
Source: www.nytimes.com
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Canadian Lufthansa passengers with ‘etix’ can check in
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