Flight booking website Justtheflight.co.uk has announced the launch of what it claims is the worlds first global flight search and book facility for mobiles.
Justtheflight.co.uk/mobile is a web-based application, optimized for mobile devices, which allows people to search, book and pay for flights through their mobile phone. The application enables users to search for and book flights to and from most global locations with the majority of the worlds leading airlines.
The application also offers travel and airline news updated every few hours, as well as holiday and destination guides, plus travel features that are written so that they can be read on a mobile device. Initially Justtheflight.co.uk/mobile flight bookings will be in English and can be paid for by credit card. There are also plans to introduce a corporate version as well as multi-currency and multi-lingual options shortly. 
The launch is an exciting one for justtheflight.co.uk and the travel industry, says Brian Kelly, Chief Executive of Online Regional Travel Group, the company behind the service. The use of the mobile Internet through Smartphone devices is exploding. Currently 20% of people have access to the Internet via the mobile phone, and this is set to grow. Mobile is the PC of the future; improved speed and falling costs for downloading data makes searching and booking flights a viable, quick and convenient option, breaking the tie with the office or home PC.
Ron Berry, Head of Inward Investment, for the Isle of Man, where ORTG is based, adds:
E-commerce is providing a great boom for the Isle of Man and is key to the Isle of Mans business development strategy. It is a market that is growing rapidly, and we are echoing this currently with our expansion into new e-Business sectors including e-travel. Justtheflight.co.uks new mobile application places the Isle of Man firmly at the forefront of innovation in the travel industry and we look forward to helping the business grow.
ORTG boasts annual sales in excess of 40m. Justtheflight.co.uk currently books over 40,000 seats per annum through its website.