Bristol Airport opts for self-service check-in kiosks

Bristol Airport has announced plans to tackle its anticipated traffic growth by introducing self-service check-in kiosks.

The switch to SITA's AirportConnect Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE) Open IT platform will set Bristol Airport bosses back around £1 million and is expected to take five years to completely install.

Bristol Airport, which already features airport hotels and airport parking zones, is expecting passenger numbers to rise from six million a year to nine million in the coming years.

Paul Davies, operations director of Bristol Airport, said: "We are partnering with SITA to increase our passenger handling capacity as demand for flights to and from Bristol continues to grow.

"This will be achieved by the smart deployment of airline and airport IT and the planned extension of the terminal building."

Bristol Airport currently hosts 17 scheduled airlines, over 60 tour operators and serves 116 destinations.

Rob Watkins, SITA regional vice president for northern Europe, added: "We are extremely pleased that SITA's AirportConnect CUTE workstations and CUSS kiosks are helping Bristol International Airport meet their development plans."