Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is to become the first airport in Africa to fully operate bar-coded boarding passes (BCBP) for all international and domestic flights, two years ahead of the IATA deadline of 2010, Panapress reports Tuesday.
The change would simplify the check-in and boarding processes for the 2.2 million passengers who use the airport each year and who would also benefit from self-service check-in kiosks from SITA, Eyob Estifanos, general manager of Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE).
“Ethiopia has a tradition of excellence in the air transport industry and now Addis Ababa Bole is leading the continent in the full implementation of bar-coded boarding passes, which will enable fast and convenient check-in and boarding. “We are also partnering with SITA to upgrade our check-in platform and introduce state-of-the-art bag management systems,” he said.
Read full article
