Abu Dhabi Airport, SITA sign 5-year deal

Abu Dhabi: SITA, an air transport IT specialist, and Abu Dhabi International Airport have signed a five-year deal whereby SITA will provide technology services for the airport’s new Midfield Terminal, which will serve an estimated 30 million passengers annually from July 2017.

The deal includes SITA’s next generation airport management system, common-use passenger processing platform, automated boarding gates, flight information display systems, and baggage management services.

SITA will also manage technology integration at the new terminal for IT and telecommunications technology.