And 75 percent of the respondents said that traveling from an airport close to their place of residence is their main priority, and for 39 percent of them, the importance of this outweighs the importance of the ticket price.
Among the other priorities that travelers mentioned, is making all options and booking services available in one place, and paying with their preferred payment method.
And 37 percent of travelers said that they had refrained from traveling to a specific destination, due to the imposed requirements, including complex procedures, as the main deterrent by 65 percent, high costs by 12 percent, and the time it takes to do so, by eight percent.
And 75 percent saw added value in the use of biometric data, rather than Passports and boarding passes, but data protection remains a concern.
The report concluded that passengers consider technology the most important key to ensuring a smooth and speedy travel experience, with a focus on being able to track baggage at all times.
remarkable transformation
An expert in aviation affairs, Taha Awad Allah, said that travelers have suffered a lot in two years due to the Corona epidemic, given the restrictions imposed by many governments in order to contain the epidemic.
Awad Allah added in an interview with "Sky News Arabia"that people are focusing on their comfort in the post-Corona period, such as preferring easy procedures and leaving from nearby airports, in addition to using technology as much as possible, such as issuing boarding cards.
When asked about some of the problems that accompanied air travel during the last summer, such as delayed baggage, the Egyptian expert explained that the matter was mainly related to the strike of some airport employees who raised demands for higher wages and better working conditions.
He expected things to stabilize over the next year, because the disturbances were settled in many airports, while travel was a great deal of hardship during the past two years.
“>
According to the 2022 Global Passenger Survey, conducted by the International Federation for air transportTraveler comfort and simplicity of procedures topped the concerns travelers During the current year, after travel during the pandemic was complicated, exhausting, and time-consuming, due to the measures imposed by governments.
And 75 percent of the respondents said that traveling from an airport close to their place of residence is their main priority, and for 39 percent of them, the importance of this outweighs the importance of the ticket price.
Among the other priorities that travelers mentioned, is making all options and booking services available in one place, and paying with their preferred payment method.
And 37 percent of travelers said that they had refrained from traveling to a specific destination, due to the imposed requirements, including complex procedures, as the main deterrent by 65 percent, high costs by 12 percent, and the time it takes to do so, by eight percent.
And 75 percent saw added value in the use of biometric data, rather than Passports and boarding passes, but data protection remains a concern.
The report concluded that passengers consider technology the most important key to ensuring a smooth and speedy travel experience, with a focus on being able to track baggage at all times.
remarkable transformation
An expert in aviation affairs, Taha Awad Allah, said that travelers have suffered a lot in two years due to the Corona epidemic, given the restrictions imposed by many governments in order to contain the epidemic.
Awad Allah added, in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that people have become focused on their comfort in the post-Corona period, such as preferring easy procedures and leaving from nearby airports, in addition to using technology as much as possible, such as issuing boarding cards.
When asked about some of the problems that accompanied air travel during the last summer, such as delayed baggage, the Egyptian expert explained that the matter was mainly related to the strike of some airport employees who raised demands for higher wages and better working conditions.
He expected things to stabilize over the next year, because the disturbances were settled in many airports, while travel was a great deal of hardship during the past two years.