Following a successful trial at Geneva Airport, SWISS will expand their partnership with AirPortr to Zurich Airport, offering smart-baggage services to guests across every address in Switzerland.
On Monday (June 13, 2022), Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced that after a successful test at Geneva Airport, they will expand their partnership with AirPortr to Zurich Airport, offering smart-baggage service to all addresses throughout Switzerland. With AirPortr service, SWISS guests can have their baggage collected from their home or hotel, transported to the airport, and checked-in for their flight. Upon return to Zurich or Geneva airports, the baggage is then collected from baggage claim and cleared through customs, prior to being delivered to the customer’s address. AirPortr services can now be booked up to 23 hours prior to departure on swiss.com. Boarding passes will be verified during the collection process and the bags are sealed to ensure secure transportation at the departure airport. Customers will then collect their bags as normal from the baggage carousel after landing.
In Monday’s announcment, SWISS’ Chief Commercial Officer, Tamur Goudarzi Pour, said,
“Following our initial success with our new partnership with AirPortr, we can now further enhance our customers’ travel experience. The popularity of this simple ground baggage transport service between people’s homes and Geneva Airport has shown us already that there is a strong demand for coming to the airport less burdened with bags. So we’re really pleased to be extending this attractive option to all our customers all over Switzerland.”
Also commenting on the expanded partnership, AirPortr Technologies’ CEO, Randel Darby, added,
“From today, SWISS customers travelling from all over Switzerland can enjoy bag-free journeys to, through and from not only Geneva, but also Zurich Airport. This extension of the AirPortr offering into their main hub is a fantastic step forward in our collaboration with SWISS, having proven the product during a successful six month testing phase. With highly attractive market pricing, we expect to see continued strong growth in demand from Swiss consumers; with baggage-free, intermodal travel to and from the airport now more accessible than ever before.”
Baggage free traveling allows customers to skip check-in lines and proceed directly to security, and upon return to Geneva or Zurich, allow travelers to head straight to their destination. Additionally, AirPortr’s service makes passengers more mobile and also unlocks the use of public transportation, especially for customers wo previously would no have considered it. The price of the service ranges by collection and delivery location, and ranges from CHF 39.00 for two bags in Zurich, and up to CHF 69.00 in areas further from the airport.
Source: Swiss International Air Lines