Global IT provider SITA has been appointed by iGA to deliver a range of airport, passenger, and baggage processing solutions at Istanbul New Airport.

SITA will provide management solutions for plane landings, passenger processing, baggage check-in, and boarding. The airport typically processes 75 flight departures an hour, 3,500 flight operations a day, and 1,000 bags a flight.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Premium Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

After all phases of the project conclude, capacity at the airport is set to reach more than 200 million passengers a year.

SITA Middle East, India, and Africa president Hani El-Assaad said: “SITA’s role is to provide and integrate all these systems to provide effortless airport management, while elevating passenger experience and satisfaction.”

"SITA’s role is to provide and integrate all these systems to provide effortless airport management."

The company will initially deploy departure control systems and a common-use platform to allow multiple airlines to connect and use the same check-in and boarding infrastructure.

A total of 1,041 check-in and boarding workstations and around 90 automated passenger access control touchpoints will also be implemented to allow self-service validation of boarding passes against travel documents.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

Airlines utilising the airport will also use SITA’s baggage management technology to track bags at every stage of the journey.

Using SITA’s airport management solution, İGA will be able to centralise flight data information collected from all airport systems.