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Kuwait Int'l Airport adds SITA check-in kiosks

December 29, 2013

As part of an eight-year contract renewal with the airport technology company SITA, Kuwait International Airport is installing 12 self-service check-in kiosks that run SITA's AirportConnect Open passenger processing platform. According to an article on futuretravelexperience.com, the kiosks are currently undergoing testing and are the first to be installed in the airport.

The AirportConnect Open platform enables airports, airlines and their handling agents to access their respective IT applications in real-time on shared equipment, the article reported. It also allows any airline to use any agent desk, gate or self-service kiosk.

"Kuwait International Airport is growing at a rate of 5 percent annually," Fawaz El Farah, president of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Kuwait, said in the article. "SITA's self-service technology provides an efficient way to help manage these extra passengers, while enhancing their experience in the airport."

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