Helpful new detail for travellers in the Qantas app, after major airlines announce bans
New features added to Aussie airline Qantas' app offer important information for fliers- such as how you can charge your phone or other devices while on a long flight.
According to the airline, a host of interesting new details are now on offer for passengers to check before their journey.
They also include info on the plane being used, if there is WiFi, and what entertainment there is, as well as the all important power point options around your seat.
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New features added to Aussie airline Qantas' app offer important information for fliers. Wolter Peeters/SMH
The name of the plane - each aircraft has one - is also revealed, which plane spotters will likely be thrilled by.
"Once an aircraft registration is assigned, typically five days before departure, the enhanced onboard experience information allows customers to view the aircraft's name, registration, and a visual of its livery within the Qantas app," a Qantas spokesperson tells 9Travel.
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"Additional information includes, Wi-Fi availability and connection instructions, detailed power and charging options, Bluetooth headphone support and inflight entertainment options."
New Sydney connection guides are also on there, to advise fliers who are travelling onwards from the city airport.
Qantas has added extra features to its app. Supplied
Travellers can see meal options, WiFi, entertainment, and power options. Supplied
The layout of the plane seats as well as the seat pitch which means the space between each seat, plus which meals would be served are shown on the app too.
The location and type of charging points is increasingly important - because more regulations are being introduced around the use of power banks on flights.
Just this week, Emirates announced a ban on the use of power banks due to the risk of a fire
From October 1, passengers will no longer be able to charge their devices, such as a mobile phone or laptop, using portable power banks.
They also won't be able to charge up the power bank itself using the on-board USB ports.
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The Qantas app will say if there is wifi, and what entertainment there is, as well as power point options around your seat. Getty
More app updates to come
Qantas also has more plans for its app, it has said.
It aims to roll out updates to allow passengers to track their suitcases.
"What United has done with their app and the customer experience, I definitely think that's something to look up to, and what Delta has done on baggage tracking – we are almost there and beating them in terms of having less lost bags," Qantas Domestic chief executive Markus Svensson told The Australian.
Delta sends fliers notifications via their phones on the Fly Delta app, giving them real-time updates on their luggage from check-in to the arrivals carousel.
In partnership with the government, Qantas is also piloting the Australia Travel Declaration within the app.
It's a digital solution to the dreaded paper incoming passenger card that allows passengers to complete their travel declaration up to 72 hours prior to travel.
So far it's only on Auckland or Queenstown, New Zealand fights.
Qantas' first of the new aircraft arrived in Australia last month. Supplied/Qantas
Meanwhile Qantas is getting a raft of new planes, the Airbus A321XLR.
However, despite some great new additions, it has been revealed the aircraft will only have two toilets for its 180 passengers - rather than the expected three.
Speaking at the the CAPA Airline Leaders Summit in Cairns, Qantas Domestic chief executive Markus Svensson confirmed the first three of the new planes, which cost between $70m and $80m each have one less bathroom.
The new planes will initially operate on domestic flights, but experts say they will eventually open up more routes for the airline, with an extra fuel tank that means they can fly much further without stopping.
April this year marked ninety years since the very first excited passengers climbed aboard Qantas' inaugural overseas flight.
The airline is also launching a new range of trackable luggage with an upmarket suitcase brand.
