Airports
SITA Taps Tech To Unlock Air Transport Growth Blocks
Fast-growing Middle East airlines and airports need more bandwidth
Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport midfield terminal building
The midfield terminal building at Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport features technology SITA has deployed to increase the efficiency of handling the flow of passengers.

Exceptional growth in air traffic is putting airports and airlines under pressure to efficiently serve higher numbers of passengers, and nowhere is this more the case than in the Middle East, according to information technology group SITA. The company is prioritizing efforts to streamline every stage of the air travel process from check-in through security controls to baggage reclaim.

“We’re seeing the number of aircraft in the region about to double and passenger numbers growing more than planned,” Selim Bouri, SITA’s president for the Middle East and Africa, told AIN. “The reality is that airports are not going to grow as quickly in terms of size, and it will take five to 10 years to build new mega airports.”