Mumbai Airport installs new IT management system

The airport management system has been installed by airport IT solutions provider, SITA. The upgrade heralds a turning point with a shift from reliance on manual systems to IT-driven automation which enables end-to-end management of airport resources in real-time.

CSIA which is India’s busiest airport has witnessed strong growth in passenger and freight volumes over the last five years. For the period April 2006-March 2007 passenger traffic at CSIA was 22.25 million, up by 21% over the corresponding period in the previous year.

Sanjay Reddy, Managing Director, Mumbai International Airport, said, “In line with MIAL’s vision of making CSIA a world class airport, we plan to invest in best-in-class technology and systems. SITA’s Airport Management Solution will lead to improved performance across the whole spectrum of our activity including more efficient allocation of resources such as departure gates, aircraft slots, check-in counters and baggage carousels to airlines and creating a state-of-the art flight information display for the passengers. It will enable effective co-ordination and real-time availability of information to airport managers and ground-handlers.”

SITA stated airlines will begin to reap the benefits of the solution as it will give them real-time oversight of the billable services provided by the airport. It will also address any revenue leakage which might otherwise be difficult to pinpoint.

Date posted: 03-May-07