Kiliminjaro International Airport (KIA) located in Arusha, the main town of Tanzania’s Northern tourism circuit, setting up the CUTE system.
KIA is going to be the first air terminal in Tanzania to be installed with SITA’s (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques) state-of-the-art Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE). The CUTE system maximizes airport space by reducing the need for dedicated check-in areas and providing state-of-the-art facilities for passengers using existing KIA airport buildings.
Captain Phillemon Kisamo who is the Managing Director Kilimanjaro Airport Development Company (KADCO), says the new technology will increase the competitiveness of KIA in the rather delicate aviation industry. KIA will become the fifth African airport using SITA’s CUTE system after, Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, South Africa’s Oliver Tambo International Airport, Egypt’s Cairo Airport and Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa International Airport. “Once fully installed, Kilimanjaro Airport will reduce costs, increase flexibility, optimize resources and facilitate the flow of passengers through the airport,” SITA’s Airport and Desktop Business Development manager for Africa, Marc Lumley says.
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