System and method for network tracking of passenger travel progress

An information handling system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a memory accessible by the processors;
• a network interface connecting the information handling system to a computer network;
• and
• a passenger tracking tool for tracking air passenger travel, the passenger tracking tool including:
• means for receiving a passenger identifier corresponding to a passenger;
• means for identifying a flight number corresponding to a flight on which the passenger is scheduled to fly;
• means for retrieving near real-time flight data corresponding to the flight;
• means for creating a message corresponding to the passenger based upon the retrieved flight data;
• and
• means for transmitting the message to one or more communication addresses over the computer network.

A computer program product stored in a computer operable media for tracking air passenger travel progress, said computer program product comprising:

• means for receiving a passenger identifier corresponding to a passenger;
• means for identifying a flight number corresponding to a flight on which the passenger is scheduled to fly;
• means for retrieving near real-time flight data corresponding to the flight;
• means for creating a message corresponding to the passenger based upon the retrieved flight data;
• and
• means for transmitting the message to one or more communication addresses.