芝加哥罗克福德机场10月26日起启用无票停车系统
芝加哥罗克福德国际机场将于 10 月 26日起启用无票停车系统，成为伊利诺伊州首家采用车牌识别停车平台的机场。据《罗克福德明星报》报道，新系统由 Metropolis公司提供，旅客完成一次性登记后，开车进入停车场、停好车、行程结束离开，全程无需取票，也无需在缴费机前停车，费用自动结算，收据以电子方式发送。机场执行董事扎克·奥克利表示，旅客选择罗克福德机场就是因为方便，而停车应当是最方便的一环，这是机场改善旅客从到达机场到登机前体验的又一步。Metropolis旗下的代客泊车服务已在该机场运营三年多，今年早些时候还曾为溢流停车提供技术支持，其AeroParker预约服务目前也已允许预约旅客免扫码进入。对于不常使用电子支付的老年旅客和首次到访者，机场方面表示新系统意在简化流程而非增加门槛，旅客出发前可在机场官网了解登记方式。罗克福德机场主要服务芝加哥西北郊区和伊利诺伊州北部的休闲与货运航线，停车体验的改善也被视为其吸引旅客的竞争手段之一。
Chicago Rockford Airport Introduces Ticketless Parking from October 26
Chicago Rockford International Airport will introduce a ticketless parking system from October 26, becoming the first airport in Illinois to adopt a licence-plate-recognition parking platform. According to the Rockford Register Star, the new system is provided by Metropolis; after a one-time registration, travellers simply drive into the car park, park, and leave at the end of their trip, with no need to take a ticket or stop at a payment machine, as fees are settled automatically and receipts are sent electronically. The airport's executive director, Zach Oakley, said travellers choose Rockford airport because it is convenient, and parking should be the most convenient part of all; this is another step in the airport's improvement of the traveller experience from arriving at the airport to boarding. Metropolis's valet service has operated at the airport for more than three years and earlier this year also provided technical support for overflow parking, and its AeroParker reservation service now also allows booked travellers to enter without scanning a code. For elderly travellers and first-time visitors who do not often use electronic payments, the airport said the new system is intended to simplify the process rather than add hurdles, and travellers can learn about the registration method on the airport website before departure. Rockford airport mainly serves leisure and cargo routes for Chicago's northwestern suburbs and northern Illinois, and the improved parking experience is also seen as one of its competitive tools for attracting travellers.
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