Sita News
SITA unveils eVisa and ETA to transform borders and boost growth
SITA has announced the launch of SITA eVisa and SITA Electronic Travel Authorization to meet the rapidly growing demand from governments for digital visa systems to stimulate national economies after COVID-19, strengthen security and improve the travel experience.
SITA signs sustainability-linked syndicated credit facility
SITA, a global IT provider for the aviation industry, has signed a $400m inaugural sustainability-linked revolving credit facility over a minimum three-year term.
Saudi Arabian Airlines selects Sita for IT overhaul
Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Sita to support its strategic expansion plans, by introducing modern, world-class IT infrastructure across 200 of the airline’s offices located in 100 cities and airports in 60 countries.
Miami International Airport to roll out 44 more SITA kiosks
Miami International Airport continues to introduce technology to improve the passenger experience with the announcement today that the airport has contracted for an additional 44 self-service passport control kiosks.
13 Indonesian airports implement SITA passenger technology
As part of the transformation of Indonesia’s airports into world-class facilities, PT. Angkasa Pura 1 (Persero), which operates 13 airports across Eastern Indonesia, today announced the rollout of SITA’s world-class common-use passenger technology.
SITA reports improvements in baggage handling
Airline baggage handling improved last year with the rate of mishandled bags dropping 1.78 percent, according to the ninth annual SITA Baggage Report. In 2012, 8.83 bags per thousand passengers were mishandled, down from 8.99 in 2011. The air transport industry achieved this improvement despite a 4.5 percent rise in passenger numbers to 2.95 billion; higher passenger volumes inevitably increase pressure on airport baggage operations.
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.