The global IT provider dedicated to the air transport industry, SITA has been selected by Killleen-Fort Hood Regional Airport in Texas to switch to its passenger processing technology system. The regional airport moved to SITA’s AirportConnect Opencommon-use platform for flexibility to support both scheduled and charter airlines using the airport.
Common-use platform allows airlines to process passengers at any workstation or boarding gate at the airport. With SITA AirportConnect Open, airlines can use their own applications on the common-use infrastructure and the airport now has the ability to manage charter flights.
The five year agreement with Killeen Airport includes SITA’s sophisticated flight information display (FIDS) technology, AirportVision, which provides airlines and passengers with real-time flight and weather information on easy to read displays throughout the airport. This integrated system reduces the amount of manual processes for the airport staff by automating the delivery and display of information.
Matthys Serfontein, Vice-President, Airport Solutions, SITA, said, SITA supplies technology to some of the largest airports in the world and we use this experience and knowledge to support the smooth operations of regional airports like Killeen-Fort Hood. The team at Killeen set high standards to support the growth planned over the coming years and we, at SITA, are working closely with them providing world-class technology to help exceed expectations.
The global airline industry has set new standards for passenger processing, known as Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS). SITA has designed a cost-effective technology offering for regional airports which meets these international standards. This offering will help the airport to attract major airlines and provide them with the level of service they receive at the largest airports around the world
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