BWI: Miami Airport Shortens Queues for Thanksgiving with SITA Kiosks

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: SITA
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 05:00 PM IST (11:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People, Travel & tourism; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Transport engineering; Technology
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Miami Airport Shortens Queues for Thanksgiving with SITA Kiosks


Miami, United States, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Passengers at Miami International Airport will enjoy shorter queues in passport control this Thanksgiving thanks to new self-service passport control kiosks from air transport IT leader, SITA. The new kiosks can process passengers in less than two minutes, compared to longer waits for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent during peak travel periods.

Maurice Jenkins, Director of Information Systems and Telecommunications, Miami International Airport, said: "Our aim is to provide excellent service to our passengers. During the Thanksgiving holiday period, we are expecting more than 900,000 passengers to pass through MIA. SITA's kiosks are reducing wait times and making arrival in Miami faster and easier for international passengers."

All U.S. passport holders and returning Canadian passport holders are eligible to use the new kiosks, which partially automate the inspection process for people entering the United States. The kiosks scan the passenger's passport, collect flight information and declaration data, take a photo and give the passenger a receipt. Passengers then present their receipt to an agent on the way out.

Paul Houghton, SITA President, Americas, said, "Miami International Airport is one of the first airports in the U.S. to offer self-service kiosks for international passengers. As the global leader in integrated border solutions, SITA is providing kiosks that will streamline the passenger arrival process, while helping border control agents maintain high security levels. Other airports using similar technology have reduced wait times by up to 36 percent."

SITA is providing the new kiosks in collaboration with Vision-Box, a specialist in automated border control systems and electronic identity solutions. The kiosks incorporate biometric technology, which the airport may deploy at a later stage to further enhance efficiency and security.

The airport has installed 36 kiosks, which are located in the North Terminal, and plans to deploy additional kiosks in 2014.

Over the past 25 years, SITA has worked closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canadian Border Services Agency to provide the latest border management solutions. SITA offers a broad portfolio of border management solutions, including collecting, storing and risk-assessing passenger data, capturing and processing biometric data and verifying passenger identity.

Notes to Editors:

About SITA

SITA is the world's leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions. SITA delivers and manages business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.

SITA's portfolio includes managed global communications, infrastructure and outsourcing services, as well as services for airline commercial management and passenger operations, flight operations, aircraft operations and air-to-ground communications, airport management and operations, baggage operations, transportation security and border management, cargo operations and more.

With a customer service team of over 2,000 staff around the world, SITA invests significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both its communications and IT application services.

SITA has two main subsidiaries: OnAir, which is the leading provider of in-flight connectivity, and CHAMP Cargosystems, the world's only IT company dedicated solely to air cargo. SITA also operates a joint venture, Aviareto, which provides aircraft asset management to the air transport community.

SITA is one of the world's most international companies. Its global reach is based on local presence, with services for around 450 air transport industry members and 2,800 customers in over 200 countries and territories. Set up in 1949 with 11 member airlines, SITA today employs people of more than 140 nationalities, speaking over 70 different languages. SITA had consolidated revenues of US$1.57 billion in 2012.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Brenda Flinter, Media Relations Manager, SITA, +353 87 750 6229, Brenda.Flinter@sita.aero
Charlie Pryor, Director, SITA, +44 (0)20 7031 8270, charlie.pryor@leidar.com
Carrie Crabill, Trevelino Keller (USA), +1 404-214-0722 X102, ccrabill@trevelinokeller.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, TOURISM, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY

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