The quest of air carriers to find ways to reduce human contacts have contributed to other changes, such as lower cabin weight, which leads to significant cost savings, reports the US agency Bloomberg.
Scoot, a low subsidiary of Singapore Airlines to introduce a new self-service application “Scoot Hub” an on-board application, managed by customers via their smartphones. This App aims to reduce human contact as customers could order food, drinks, and duty-free services on their smartphones.
Scoot Hub also aims to reduce paper consumption by more than 156 metric tons and reducing annual carbon dioxide emissions.
More than 41 tons, and more than 13 tons of fuel savings.
British Airways has removed the printed copies of its distinguished onboard magazine, which has been in circulation for more than half a century, now the magazine available for free download on the personal devices of passengers.
David Coeli, Vice President of Inmarsat Aviation for the Asia Pacific, said that the epidemic gave airlines a strong push to take advantage of digital solutions on a larger scale, as a way to reduce common points of contact between passengers, with weight reduction being an added advantage.
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), carriers worldwide have shed hundreds of thousands of employees, and industry losses are now expected to reach about $ 118.5 billion in 2020.