In a deal announced yesterday, Southwest is paying IBM about $2 million for approximately 250 “rapid check-in” kiosks that will be installed in airports including San Antonio, Phoenix ...

McNeill said customers could check in from home or on mobile devices but not at airports, and reservations were not affected. She said the Dallas-based airline didn’t know what caused the outage.

Airlines' self-service check-in can reduce travelers' time in line. nut graph here and here and here three lynes pleeze. Although Thanksgiving travelers will want to be far from the madding crowd ...

The self check-in kiosks will be found in the ticket lobby of GSP and are available to passengers flying with American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, officials say.

The new fees are $15 to $99 one-way per passenger for EarlyBird Check-In, and $30 to $149 per segment per passenger for Upgraded Boarding, according to Southwest’s Optional Travel Charges page.

Beginning in May, Southwest fliers will have to pay a fee to check a bag at a Southwest kiosk -- except for A-list loyalty program members or business fare fliers.

Passengers can access many different airlines’ self-service check-in applications from a single kiosk. Air Canada is the first airline to use the kiosks for its Express Check-in.

The kiosk automates the check-in process and makes it a faster experience because the customer clicks in what they want. The kiosk doesn't forget to ask you if you want to upgrade your seat for $40." ...