Mobile network Vodafone has taken delivery of its first travel content and flight search application for smartphones, courtesy of technology firm Mantic Point.
The app is available on a number of devices, including the Apple iPhone, and follows a similar service launched on Vodafone-enabled Blackberry handsets in the US in 2008 through Worldmate.
At its basic level, users can obtain travel, currency and destination information as well as view guides on airports and transfer services.
Flight itineraries can also be included in the system and an alert system through FlightStats is also part of the personalised service.
A flight search system is included in the launch version of the app, but currently only produces results based on Innovata information.
Mantic Point CEO Mike Atherton says the flight search system will be improved shortly, possibly with some kind of metasearch system included.
The Vodafone partnership is the latest in a string on agreements between Mantic Point and various travel companies.
The Leeds, UK-based firm powers the in-flight concierge system on the British Airways London City-New York JFK business class route as well as providing mobile services for Opodo, Manchester and Bristol Airports in the UK and HolidayExtras.
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