The new technology allows travellers to charge their phones wire-free at airports |
EUROPE. SSP and leading technology company PowerKiss have launched a service offering their customers a new way of charging their phones at a range of SSP outlets across Europe.
The free service was originally trialled at Helsinki Airport, and will soon also be available at Düsseldorf International, Frankfurt, Copenhagen and Manchester airports. It will be rolled out to an additional 30 airports, including Paris Charles de Gaulle, Stockholm Arlanda, Málaga, Geneva International and Zürich airports.
To use the system, customers collect a receiver “˜ring’ at the outlet, plug it into their mobile device and then lay it onto PowerKiss-enabled tables installed throughout the restaurant or café. The phone is then charged without the use of wires.
“Making sure passengers’ experience at the airport is as pleasant and stress free as possible is our key aim,” said SSP Chief Marketing Officer Rick Stavast.
“Providing facilities and services that smooth their journey through the airport, whether that’s providing important travel information or creating spaces between tables for their luggage, is all part of helping passengers pass their time at the airport. Charging a mobile phone while travelling has always been problematic, but now it’s a hassle our customers no longer have to worry about. We are working with leaders in the field of this technology in PowerKiss, and we are thrilled to be bringing this facility the airport sector.”
Commenting on the new venture, PowerKiss CEO Maija Itkonen said: “We are delighted to be working with SSP on this pioneering project. Their scale across a larger number of airports and a broad range of countries, coupled with their innovative approach and operational capacity to get a project like this up and running make them ideal partners.”