KLM (Android) smartwatch app
Mar 9, 2015 | 4:04 pm
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KLM (Android) smartwatch app
Announced today so one may expect this to be related to the Apple watch news..but no. Just saw this advertised on facebook:
http://news.klm.com/klm-launches-and...martwatch-app/
Not sure how many people have an Android Wear watch already though. Personally I am waiting for the Huawei watch..since it actually looks like a watch. Apple watch is not for me (Personally I like a round design).
http://news.klm.com/klm-launches-and...martwatch-app/
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is set to run a trial with Android smartwatch technology that will provide passengers with specific trip information. Besides supplying passengers with their boarding pass, the app assists with all relevant airport-related activities.
Smartwatch owners who install the KLM app on their Android smartphone will be able to check their flight overview in KLM’s smartwatch app any time after making a booking. They will start receiving trip-related notifications 24 hours ahead of their departure.
Upon entering Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s “geofence”, passengers automatically receive a notification with gate information and their boarding time. Opening the notification allows the passenger to swipe between all relevant flight information. An hour before departure, passengers receive a message with their boarding pass, ready to be scanned at the gate. A final notification with the passenger’s seat number is sent just before departure.
In line with this vision, KLM last year launched an airport navigation service using iBeacon technology that helps transfer passengers find their next gate at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
KLM is testing the smartwatch technology in order to benefit from user experiences. This will also be helpful for the Apple Watch app.
You can find the app here.
Smartwatch owners who install the KLM app on their Android smartphone will be able to check their flight overview in KLM’s smartwatch app any time after making a booking. They will start receiving trip-related notifications 24 hours ahead of their departure.
Upon entering Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s “geofence”, passengers automatically receive a notification with gate information and their boarding time. Opening the notification allows the passenger to swipe between all relevant flight information. An hour before departure, passengers receive a message with their boarding pass, ready to be scanned at the gate. A final notification with the passenger’s seat number is sent just before departure.
In line with this vision, KLM last year launched an airport navigation service using iBeacon technology that helps transfer passengers find their next gate at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
KLM is testing the smartwatch technology in order to benefit from user experiences. This will also be helpful for the Apple Watch app.
You can find the app here.
Last edited by Xandrios; Mar 9, 2015 at 4:18 pm
Mar 10, 2015 | 8:13 am
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I would rather have KLM fix some of their existing issues, at least until smart watches become more popular.
One example: in the mobile app, I have a reservation and it lists flights AAA-AMS and AMS-BBB. For each flight there are several buttons (select seat, etc.) among which there is a button for Flight Status. When I click on Flight Status for a given flight, it asks for origin and destination or a flight number. It should already know the flight number of the flight I've just clicked on.
So given the limited market for smart watches, as well as the limited market for the mobile app (it's really only useful for pax who travel frequently on KL), people who are both smart watch owners AND use the KLM app is a small niche, IMO.
One example: in the mobile app, I have a reservation and it lists flights AAA-AMS and AMS-BBB. For each flight there are several buttons (select seat, etc.) among which there is a button for Flight Status. When I click on Flight Status for a given flight, it asks for origin and destination or a flight number. It should already know the flight number of the flight I've just clicked on.
So given the limited market for smart watches, as well as the limited market for the mobile app (it's really only useful for pax who travel frequently on KL), people who are both smart watch owners AND use the KLM app is a small niche, IMO.