Sheremetyevo is the world’s first to offer Skype registration for flights
Sheremetyevo International Airport today, 16 November, 2011, became the world’s first to launch the service of registration for flights using the largest Internet telephony operator Skype. The service is implemented as part of a new standard of passenger service in Sheremetyevo which will further reduce air travelers’ time taken by airport formalities before flight.
ToВ use the new service, customers need toВ make aВ video call with Skype (login svo_checkin), say their name, passport details and flight number. After that the dispatcher will send the passenger via Skype aВ boarding card, which the customer should print out and have with himself orВ herself inВ the airport for all formalities before the flight. Upon arrival toВ the airport, the passenger only needs toВ register his orВ her luggage (ifВ any). For convenience ofВ passengers who have already been registered (online, Skype registration, registration kiosks inВ terminals), Sheremetyevo has drop-off stands intended for quick luggage registration. After that the passenger may pass customs, passport and special controls.
After Skype registration is launched, Sheremetyevo passengers may be registered for a flight from elsewhere, while the registration process taking just a few minutes is closely watched by the dispatcher. Registration may be effected in advance (registration starts as a rule 24-6 hours before the flight depending on the air carrier’s rules). Currently Skype registration is available for flights by the carriers Air Astana, Royal Air Maroc, China Eastern Airlines, Estonian Air, Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Iran Air, Jat Airways, Turkish Airlines, Transaero, Aerosvit, Ariana Afgan Airlines, Belavia, Dnepravia, Donbasaero, Nord Wind, Oren Air, Air Algerie and others.
Detailed information on the new Skype registration service is available from Sheremetyevo’s call center by telephone (495) 232-65-65 or 8-800-100-65-65, and also from the On-line Registration section in the airport website (http://svo.aero/registr/).
Sheremetyevo International Airport is a major Russian airport for international airlines. 100% of its shares is owned by the state. JSC SIA’s network of routes includes over 200 destinations. In 2010 the airport accepted 19 million 329 thousand passengers, which is 31% more than in 2009.
InВ 2010 Sheremetyevo Airport became aВ leader inВ the growth dynamics ofВ passenger traffic among airports with aВ passenger traffic between 10В and 25В million passengers aВ year inВ accordance with the ACI Europe data.
Sheremetyevo International Airport is one of East Europe’s three best airports in terms of service quality in accordance with the annual rating list of Skytrax Research (UK).
Public Relations Center
Sheremetyevo International Airport
Tel. (495) 578-85-85, (495) 578-20-73
Fax (495) 232-65-48
www.svo.aero
Date modified:
16.11.2011