LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heathrow Express, the fastest way to travel between central London and Heathrow Airport has become the first train company in the UK to launch a Blackberry and Android app which allows users to buy tickets and receive the ticket direct to their phone.
“With Blackberry dominating the business market, it made sense to introduce an app that most of our customers can use. Our development schedule allowed us to complete apps for Blackberry and Android users first, with an iPhone version following soon in the New Year.”
The free app features live service updates as well as the facility to purchase tickets. This secure app has been accredited by Barclays and is PCI DSS compliant (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) – the international standard for data security. It accepts all major credit and debit cards, except Maestro.
Richard Robinson, Heathrow Express managing director stated: “The launch of our new app is the next phase in enhancing our seamless travel proposition for our customers. Being able to buy your ticket on your phone from anywhere in the world will greatly assist our customers and once again demonstrates that Heathrow Express invests in meaningful and practical innovation to support our passengers.”
“With Blackberry dominating the business market, it made sense to introduce an app that most of our customers can use. Our development schedule allowed us to complete apps for Blackberry and Android users first, with an iPhone version following soon in the New Year.”
This new app is available now for BlackBerry, Android and Java-enabled mobile users from www.heathrowexpress.com/mobileapp. Android users can also download the app now from the Android apps store.
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About Heathrow Express
Heathrow Express was launched in June 1998 and is operated by BAA. It carries an average of 16,000 passengers each day with over 60 million people having travelled on Heathrow Express since launch.
Heathrow Express departs every 15 minutes from London’s Paddington station to London’s Heathrow Airport. Customers can get to Heathrow Central (Terminals 1 & 3) in only 15 minutes and Terminal 5 in a further six minutes. Terminal 4 can be reached in a further four minutes by taking the free transfer service from Heathrow Central.
In December 2009 Heathrow Express made London Paddington station the first railway station to offer Flight Information Display Screens and Airline Self Service Check-In.
When Heathrow Express launched it became the first, and still is the only, train company to offer on board television with Express TV.
Heathrow Express is the first train company to feature advertising inside their tunnel. The tunnel also features a free, super-fast Wi-MAX service available to all passengers.
For more information about Heathrow Express visit heathrowexpress.com
