Sita News
Garuda Indonesia switches to SITA for market insight on fares
In a move to ensure optimum fares for its 20 million passengers, Garuda Indonesia has switched to SITA’s innovative fare pricing software, Airfare Insight. The system monitors competitor fare activity in an increasingly complex market that can have 20 million fare changes in a single week. It enables Garuda to make fully-informed fare changes in real time ensuring the airline continually offers competitive fares to customers.
Gulf Air selects SITA for optmised network connectivity
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and SITA, have signed an agreement that will allow Gulf Air to use SITA’s network services to optimise its operations across 48 destinations where it operates.
SITA speeds up for London 2012 Olympic Games
Air transport communications specialist SITA has doubled the speed airlines can exchange the electronic data that is vital for the functioning of the air transport industry. This will allow SITA to manage the major peaks in traffic at airports worldwide smoothly this summer and in particular from July for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
SITA doubles speed of data exchange to help airlines over Olympic peak
Air transport communications specialist SITA has doubled the speed that airlines can exchange the electronic data that is vital for the functioning of the air transport industry. This will allow SITA to manage the major peaks in traffic at airports worldwide smoothly this summer and in particular in July through September during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Airlines and airports step a little closer to near field communications
SITA has taken the air transport industry a step closer to introducing near field communication (NFC) technology with the unveiling of the first proof-of-concept which uses the NFC chip inside smartphones. This SIM-based proof-of-concept demonstrates how passengers’ journeys through the airport can become much smoother as they use their NFC-enabled phone to simply “tap and check-in” or “tap and board” their flight.
SITA systems to reduce check-in queues in Kathmandu
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has signed a seven-year agreement with SITA, the air transport IT specialist, to tackle check-in queues at the country’s main gateway, Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu and to support its efforts to attract more tourists to the country.
Steep rise in self-service check-in at India’s leading international gateway
The growing popularity of web, kiosk and mobile check-in has helped trigger a steep rise in passenger self-service check-in at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai over the last twelve months, up from 36% on the day of the survey in 2010 to 65% this year.
Smooth handling in Hanoi airport with arrival of SITA Departure Control Services
Passengers and airlines at Vietnam’s capital city airport, Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, which welcomes nearly 10 million passengers, can expect smoother handling with the announcement today that Hanoi Ground Services, a subsidiary of Northern Airports Corporation, is implementing SITA Departure Control Services.
SITA speeds up boarding process at Vienna International Airport
Passengers flying with any airline from Vienna International Airport will enjoy faster and more efficient boarding as the world’s first common-use self-boarding gates go into operation there. The gates, provided by air transport IT specialist SITA, are being installed throughout Vienna’s terminals, including the new terminal Skylink, which will open mid-2012.
Amadeus/SITA to bring real-time baggage tracking
Amadeus is working with SITA, the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, to empower Amadeus Altéa customers to offer real-time baggage tracking information and worldwide baggage reconciliation to passengers.
Amadeus links with SITA for real time baggage tracking
Amadeus has confirmed it is working with air transport communications specialist SITA to empower Amadeus Altéa customers to offer real-time baggage tracking information to passengers. The travel technology partner hopes to offer worldwide baggage reconciliation to passengers, while reducing the costs associated with mishandled baggage.
SITA announces nearly 250,000 messages processed for Middle East daily
The leading specialist in air transport communications, SITA, today announced that it is now processing two million messages per day for more than 10,000 user aircraft, airline operations centres, air traffic control, and aircraft and engine manufacturers.