31 July 2007
FREE FLIGHT UPDATE SERVICE CAN HELP AVOID TRAVEL DELAYS IN HOLIDAY WASHOUT
[31 July 2006, Leeds] A free service which provides flight information directly to mobile phones is urging UK passengers to make adequate provision for significant delays following the recent flooding and security crises.
Last week 141 flights were cancelled in just one day at Heathrow airport and were delayed across the country due to a combination of poor weather and the start of the busy summer season. Over 10 million are expected to fly in the next eight weeks.
Recent research of 2,887 flyers by StreamThru.com, a free flight update service, found that, of all flight passengers one in twenty have been kept waiting between 24 and 48 hours with 14 per cent completely missing a holiday due to delays. Around 1 in 5 (17 per cent) of travellers have also had to sleep overnight in the departure lounge.
The invaluable service for all travellers at this time is StreamThru, the first free service designed to provide passengers with up to the minute information on whether their flight is on time, direct to their mobile phone. Spanning all major UK airports and airlines including British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair, StreamThru is the first free service which means that travellers always have flight information to hand and can actually take action should delays look likely.
By logging onto www.streamthru.com, passengers can opt to receive confirmation of their flight number and flight times on the day of travel, as well as information on boarding times, departure gates and whether their flight is delayed and if so by how long.
Mike Atherton, Managing Director of Mantic Point, the company behind StreamThru.com said:
"The recent unpredictable weather has undoubtedly caused travellers no end of trouble with many arriving early at airports for their flights and fearing delays. This in turn has caused the congestion experienced by many of the UK’s leading airports forcing many passengers to have to stay overnight in hotels.
The StreamThru service really can make a difference to travellers especially in these difficult times. By using the service travellers can receive updates to their mobile phones about delays cancellations.”
Passengers can opt-in to the free service by registering at www.streamthru.com. A few hours before the scheduled departure time StreamThru sends an SMS message confirming flight details, advising if the flight is likely to be on time or delayed. Approximately 30 minutes before departure the service then sends a reminder of flight details and boarding information. The service also provides travellers with two exclusive retail offers specific to their airport.
For more information go to www.streamthru.com
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For further information contact Claire Davis at Acceleris Marketing Communications on 0845 456 7251.
- A survey of 2,887 passengers was undertaken for Mantic Point from 1st – 14th February 2007
- The survey of 2,887 respondents revealed that one in every four flights they had taken was delayed. There were 180m departures from UK airports in 2004-2005 (latest available data), equating to 45 million people who face outbound delays a year.
- Survey data revealed the average UK adult takes 2.8 flights a year.
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