SITA and SNCF French Railway signed an agreement to provide travellers on the TGV who wish to connect with Air France flights with SITA`s e-ticketing system. Passengers travelling by TGV will now be able to check-in at…
SITA and SNCF French Railway signed an agreement to provide travellers on the TGV who wish to connect with Air France flights with SITA`s e-ticketing system. Passengers travelling by TGV will now be able to check-in at seven major railway stations with e-tickets issued for Air France flights leaving from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport thus allowing them to avoid the busy check-in desks on their way to the departures area.
SITA and SNCF have already been providing Interline Through Check-in (ITCI) for Air France TGV passengers but now for the first time, passengers checking in with tgvair, the combined air/rail ticket, will benefit from the convenience of e-ticketing as they pick up their plane boarding pass prior to departure from the railway station.
SNCF expect a 50 per cent increase in the numbers of passengers using this enhanced service which will be available to passengers departing on the TGV from Angers, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Poitiers and St Pierre des Corps/Tours, and for those arriving at Charles de Gaulle and continuing their journey on TGV.
Mireille Faugere, Chief Executive for Passengers, France & Europe, SNCF, said, “SNCF is very pleased to partner with SITA in order to make life easier for our TGV customers and to simplify their travel as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of TGV. We expect that other airlines will follow Air France in availing of this new service.”
Richard Stokes, Senior Vice President, Passenger and Travel Solutions, SITA, said, “We are honoured to be able to make a meaningful contribution to enhancing the legendary status of the TGV. We are sure that many other national rail services in Europe will want to offer this type of service as well especially given the growing congestion experienced by rail travellers when they arrive at many airports.”
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