Flights Direct

Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL) will be the first airport in India to start using self-service kiosks. MIAL has signed a new contract with SITA to implement the new technology to the airport over the next five years.

This will make MIAL one of the most modern airports in the world, and make travel from Mumbai easier.

“The agreement has many innovative features which will benefit both airlines and passengers including the first-ever remote deployment of self-service kiosks for an airport in India.

“It will also allow for the first time in India complete integration of the overall airport management system with the check-in platform being used by the airlines,” said Francesco Violante SITA CEO.

The self-service check-in kiosks will have the potential to handle all airlines operating from the international terminal at MIAL.

Brussels Airport has decided to build a new terminal dedicated to operating low-cost airlines’ flights. To accommodate the new airlines, the airport will open an old part of the passenger terminal which will be modularly extended.

The new terminal means more cheap flights to Brussels from many European destinations. At first the low-cost terminal will be able to handle six aircrafts at a time, but will later expand its capacity to 15.

“Low Cost is the fastest-growing segment in intra-European air traffic. It is expected that by 2015 low cost will account for half of the traffic within Europe.

“Low-cost carriers are increasingly opting for large international airports, on the condition that they can use facilities tailored to their specific needs.

“Today three percent of the flights to and from Brussels Airport are operated by low-cost carriers, whereas the low-cost share at comparable large European airports is over 10 percent.” says Wilfried Van Assche, CEO of Brussels Airport.