Comments on: How an intelligent seating system can bring ancillary revenues, and is great for the airline brand http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/ Helping airlines & airports engage travelers, profitably Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:33:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Malaysia Airlines takes booking and check-in to Facebook. And now, you can sit next to your friend too! | Leaders in airline & airport customer engagement :: SimpliFlying http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-4776 Malaysia Airlines takes booking and check-in to Facebook. And now, you can sit next to your friend too! | Leaders in airline & airport customer engagement :: SimpliFlying Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:02:09 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-4776 [...] very advanced intelligent seating systems like Satisfly have been around for a couple of years, the real value of MHBuddy is that it’s integrated with [...] [...] very advanced intelligent seating systems like Satisfly have been around for a couple of years, the real value of MHBuddy is that it’s integrated with [...]

]]> By: » Asiana Airlines perks up the brand by adding summer fun in the air - SimpliFlying || Aviation :: Branding :: Technology || Airline marketing, airline brand management, social media, Web 2.0 http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-2524 » Asiana Airlines perks up the brand by adding summer fun in the air - SimpliFlying || Aviation :: Branding :: Technology || Airline marketing, airline brand management, social media, Web 2.0 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:09:10 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-2524 [...] to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Box // My friend Sergio Mello, of the Satisfly fame, shared with me a very fascinating story of a legacy carrier not acting in a legacy way. And I [...] [...] to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Box // My friend Sergio Mello, of the Satisfly fame, shared with me a very fascinating story of a legacy carrier not acting in a legacy way. And I [...]

]]> By: Ahmed Sultan, ITC http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-2077 Ahmed Sultan, ITC Sun, 17 May 2009 10:06:35 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-2077 Considering my comment # 10 above and the recent news about the plan of Air New Zealand to start matchmaking flights (http://www.thematchmakingflight.com/), I would like to ask whether I am eligible for a compensation for using my idea. Email: management@ultraconsultants.net Considering my comment # 10 above and the recent news about the plan of Air New Zealand to start matchmaking flights (http://www.thematchmakingflight.com/), I would like to ask whether I am eligible for a compensation for using my idea.
Email: management@ultraconsultants.net

]]> By: Lee Levy http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Lee Levy Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:27:30 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-1874 I think it sounds like an interesting idea and what better time than a recession to improve our in-flight experience? I would be willing to pay a marginal fee to increase the likelihood of in-flight satisfaction by way of stimulating conversation that could potentially lead to new business contacts or even just to know that the guy sitting next me will respect my attempts at resting or catching up on a project and not wishing to be disturbed. With the rise in social media I can see this taking off in the future. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses. Sign me up! I think it sounds like an interesting idea and what better time than a recession to improve our in-flight experience? I would be willing to pay a marginal fee to increase the likelihood of in-flight satisfaction by way of stimulating conversation that could potentially lead to new business contacts or even just to know that the guy sitting next me will respect my attempts at resting or catching up on a project and not wishing to be disturbed.

With the rise in social media I can see this taking off in the future. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses. Sign me up!

]]> By: Doug Blakely http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1682 Doug Blakely Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:40:35 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-1682 Doubt it. It may attract some interest up front but eventualy die. This is based on the premise that what happens when all the "desirables" to sit by are gone. Also, flying is really about being comfortable, (leg room and seat pitch) for a fare market price. What happens with the sick ones that cough/sneeze constantly and you've paid for that "some" special person to sit next to you? If the sick/coughing pax is right behind you (in most tightly cramped modern day seating configurations) then you'll feel ripped off. Want to be comforatble, fly private and find a way to pay for it. You'll never fly commercial again. Doubt it. It may attract some interest up front but eventualy die. This is based on the premise that what happens when all the “desirables” to sit by are gone. Also, flying is really about being comfortable, (leg room and seat pitch) for a fare market price. What happens with the sick ones that cough/sneeze constantly and you’ve paid for that “some” special person to sit next to you? If the sick/coughing pax is right behind you (in most tightly cramped modern day seating configurations) then you’ll feel ripped off. Want to be comforatble, fly private and find a way to pay for it. You’ll never fly commercial again.

]]> By: Arshad Affandi http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 Arshad Affandi Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:33:26 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-1515 Yes, intelligent seating system definately helps retain customers. An unaccompanied minor travelling alone always feels comfortable to be seated next female passenger. No one would like to be seated near to escorted criminals or medical patients whose appearance is not appropriate. A simple procedure followed by all airlines across the network is scanning the filghts and preseating the indentifiable passengers such as families in groups, individual females, families with children seated where there is not much distrubance to other passengers. Commercially Important passengers or diplimats would either like to be seated alone or a person prefrably next to someone from the same feild. Yes, intelligent seating system definately helps retain customers.
An unaccompanied minor travelling alone always feels comfortable to be seated next female passenger.
No one would like to be seated near to escorted criminals or medical patients whose appearance is not appropriate.
A simple procedure followed by all airlines across the network is scanning the filghts and preseating the indentifiable passengers such as families in groups, individual females, families with children seated where there is not much distrubance to other passengers.
Commercially Important passengers or diplimats would either like to be seated alone or a person prefrably next to someone from the same feild.

]]> By: Javier Creus http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Javier Creus Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:12:30 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-1382 maybe the most intelligent would be to find a way to seat everyone by itself -alone- so they have no influence at all from anyone else that would be a radical new offer ! for many, better than first class. what if what you care the most is not "seat space" but "personal space"? maybe the most intelligent would be to find a way to seat everyone by itself -alone- so they have no influence at all from anyone else

that would be a radical new offer !

for many, better than first class.

what if what you care the most is not “seat space” but “personal space”?

]]> By: Dietmar Kirchner http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Dietmar Kirchner Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:08:19 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-1381 Yes, if you auction the empty seats before departure. As these are mostly middle seats, you can sell them actually twice. Yes, if you auction the empty seats before departure. As these are mostly middle seats, you can sell them actually twice.

]]> By: Daintry Springer http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Daintry Springer Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:25:10 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-1361 This looks like a great service. Thanks for sharing. This looks like a great service. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Alessandra Martina http://simpliflying.com/2009/how-an-intelligent-seating-system-can-bring-ancillary-revenues-and-is-great-for-the-airline-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Alessandra Martina Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:16:26 +0000 http://simpliflying.com/?p=1008#comment-1360 Hi. I think so too, especially when it comes to long-haul: I still remember as dreadful my whiskey-smelling seat neighbor on a Vienna-Tokyo. It's very difficult I guess to create an intelligent seating system that is not discriminating at the same time. Definitely I have stop flying with an airline that denied me to seat next to my partner, after I had already chose the seats on-line and that I had booked that flight, even if more expensive than others, only because I could choose my neighbor! Hi. I think so too, especially when it comes to long-haul: I still remember as dreadful my whiskey-smelling seat neighbor on a Vienna-Tokyo. It’s very difficult I guess to create an intelligent seating system that is not discriminating at the same time. Definitely I have stop flying with an airline that denied me to seat next to my partner, after I had already chose the seats on-line and that I had booked that flight, even if more expensive than others, only because I could choose my neighbor!

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