Back to the future – What would air travel be like in a year? Trip report Dec 2010

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I was at the “HP Future is…” and was inspired to do an article on what the future of air travel would look like in a year. Instead of doing a “Top 10 article” I decided to do a video of what taking a flight in Dec 2010 would be like, with the advent of social media and new technologies, which airline brands can use.

On this hypothetical flight, I managed to fly Business Class at a price cheaper than Economy class, on an airline that does low-cost Long haul! I ordered food on Twitter, streamed happenings from the flight Live back home via Wifi and “rented” a power point to plug in my Mac. I was even notified by SMS that my bags are lost and that got a free cab voucher from them for pick-up. All in all, a great improvement over the last one year Enjoy the video!

For me, the future is… now. Airline executives need to embrace new technologies NOW in order to take control of their future. None of what I spoke about seems impossible. You just have to start digging the well before you feel thirsty.

What do you think air travel would be like in a year? I’d love to hear your take in comments and on Twitter (@simpliflying)