Sharjah International Airport has selected Sita, a  leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, to provide its AirportConnect Open passenger processing technology for another five years.

Sita’s AirportConnect Open will provide an integrated approach to common-use terminal equipment, common-use passenger processing systems and common-use self-service kiosks, hosted on one platform, said a statement.

This technology will ensure the most efficient use of the airport to process passengers by allowing airlines to use any self-service kiosk, agent desk or gate position for passenger check-in, bag drop, and boarding.

With AirportConnect Open, Sharjah International will have common agent-facing facilities throughout the airport.

Sita is set to supply 230 workstations for check-in and boarding, double the number the airport had when it first introduced common-use.

Tony Smith, general manager, Sharjah Aviation Services, Sharjah International Airport’s ground handling agent, said: “We always aspire to make travel as easy as possible for Sharjah’s customers, and Sita’s common-use has been a huge success for us and the airlines at the airport. We have become accustomed to Sita’s ability to deliver services which make the most sense for our airport. We look forward to this continuing over the next five years.”

Hani El Assaad, Sita president, Middle East, India and Africa, said: “Sharjah International Airport is a long-standing Sita partner, and we are glad that its team has shown their confidence in our solutions with this five-year extension. This fast-growing airport has seen a dramatic rise in the number of passengers being processed over the last decade, and Sita’s services have ensured that the airport has continued to use the most up-to-date technology available.” - TradeArabia News Service