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Egypt invests in better airport technology

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The new terminal at Hurghada International Airport in Egypt

HURGHADA International Airport, the gateway to Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera, is upgrading its new terminal with airport solutions from air transport IT specialist, SITA. The new terminal, which was officially inaugurated in December 2014, will raise the airport’s capacity by 115 per cent to 13 million passengers annually. 

The passenger experience at the new terminal will be enhanced with SITA’s passenger processing platform, baggage management and airport operations systems with new self-service options, the latest baggage management solutions and shorter queues.

The new solutions are also helping the airport improve operational efficiency by integrating airport systems and providing a single control point for airport operations.

SITA has implemented a full range of industry-leading airport solutions in Hurghada. SITA’s AirportConnect Open passenger processing platform provides the airport with more than 135 common-use workstations and 10 common-use AirportConnect Kiosk self-service kiosks for check-in. With the new platform, all airlines using the airport can access their respective IT applications in real-time on shared equipment. They can also use any airport desk, gate or self-service kiosk for passenger check-in and boarding for maximum flexibility and convenience.

SITA’s Airport Management Solution helps integrate and simplify operations management so the airport has a single control point and can take action as needed. This includes an advanced resource management tool, AirportResource Manager, which enables the airport to manage resources and equipment in real time and make sure they are available when and where they are needed.

And SITA’s BagManager baggage management system is improving baggage processing efficiency at the airport, while simplifying baggage operations and facilitating on-time departures.

Hurghada International Airport provides regular service to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and offers direct connections to several European destinations. More than 40 airlines offer seasonable charter flights to cities in Eastern and Western Europe, Scandinavia and Russia.

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