Bristol International Airport is deploying a new IT
platform to cope with increasing passenger numbers.
The airport is adopting the Sita AirportConnect Cute (Common Use
Terminal Equipment) Open IT platform, which includes self-service
check-in kiosks. The airport is expecting the number of passengers
passing through its terminal to eventually increase from 6 million
to 9 million a year.
SITA has already started work on the five-year, £1m IT project,
which will see Cute airline check-in and boarding systems
installed.
Paul Davies, operations director at Bristol International, said,
"We are partnering with Sita to increase our passenger handling
capacity as demand for flights to and from Bristol continues to
grow. This will be achieved by the smart deployment of airline and
airport IT and the planned extension of the terminal building."
SITA's AirportConnect Cute Open is an integrated solution with
network, software and hardware components. It serves as an airport
IT platform that enables airlines to have their own proprietary
applications running on Cute.
The project involves the deployment of 58 Cute work stations and
eight Cuss (Common Use Self Service) check-in kiosks, which
passengers can use to check in on the airline of their choice. The
kiosks also support web check-in and are equipped with
passport and visa readers for instant passenger
recognition.
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