KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has selected mobile messaging provider End2End Connectivity for providing the SMS delivery of flight status notifications (FSN). Informing all KLM passengers that registered for this service via KLM.com on flight disruptions and service notifications immediately, End2End Connectivity takes care of the high-quality delivery of the notifications via SMS.
End2End Connectivity is a mobile data specialist focusing on connectivity and messaging solutions. It offers scalable and carrier-grade two-way SMS solutions for mobile network operators and business customers who want to expand their international SMS activities while improving cost effectiveness.
End2End will deliver flight updates, including flight cancellation notification, flight status, gate changes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, and boarding alerts at Schiphol, via SMS as soon as the notification appears. When the passengers send an SMS including the flight number to an international Virtual Mobile Number (VMN) from End2End, they get an additional pull-service where they can request arrival and departure information.
“We are very pleased that KLM chose End2End as a reliable partner for international SMS delivery,” said Alexander Schebler, vice president of sales at End2End Connectivity. “The SMS flight status notification service from KLM is a great example that mobile messaging is the ideal way to provide time critical information directly to the handset anytime and anywhere.”
With End2End Connectivity, companies can communicate with mobile subscribers on more than 500 operators in 200 countries, millions of times each day. Its customers include Microsoft MSN, Lycos, and Cable & Wireless. End2End Connectivity is part of the MACH Group, the clearing and settlement partner for mobile based transactions. The company’s deep-level access to the global mobile telecoms infrastructure (SS7
) and direct connections with international mobile operator helps KLM to keep her passengers updated anytime and anywhere in the world.
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