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Auckland Airport passengers face more delays as an Advance Passenger Processing (APP) outage meant every passport needed to be manually checked. One...

Immigration officer at OR Tambo International Airport has been arrested for facilitating unlawful entry into SA of five Bangladesh nationals.

SITA marks a 25-year milestone in border management GENEVA, 1 days ago SITA celebrates the 25th anniversary of its border management business, a journey that started in 1996 in readiness for the 2000 Olympics Games in Sydney.    A quarter of a century on, SITA’s border solutions are used by over 60 governments to seamlessly process 2-billion border crossings every year.   SITA’s extensive knowledge and experience in serving the air transport industry includes delivering solutions a...

May 2021 232 SITA celebrates the 25th anniversary of its border management business, a journey that started in 1996 in readiness for the 2000 Olympics Games in Sydney.    A quarter of a century on, SITA’s border solutions are used by over 60 governments to seamlessly process 2-billion border crossings every year.   SITA’s extensive knowledge and experience in serving the air transport industry includes delivering solutions and services for airlines, airports and on the aircraft. T...

SITA and AOKpass partner to aid international travel recovery 07 May 2021 (Last Updated May 13th, 2021 15:35) Air transport industry technology provider SITA has partnered with the health pass platform and app AOKpass to support the recovery of cross-border travel. Share Article Until now, AOKpass has been deployed in nearly 13 countries, involving more than 500 flights. Credit: Gerhard G / Pixabay. SITA and AOKpass will work in collaboration with...

International SOS: AOKpass and SITA Partner to Support Global Travel Recovery Ecosystem Benefit from the Secure Digital Verification of COVID-19 Status SITA, the technology provider for the air transport industry, has signed a partnership with AOKpass, currently the worlds most operationally advanced health pass platform and app. Working together with other key players in the global travel ecosystem, the partners, including AOKpass launch partners International SOS/MedAire and the International...

Dubai: In the near future, anyone booking an airline ticket may have to rely on SITA or IATA. These are aviation industry affiliated entities that will soon come out with digital platforms, which will carry details on the passenger’s COVID-19-related health status. What SITA and IATA initiatives aim to do is speed up delivery of such vital information and thus inject confidence in air travel among fliers, airlines and governments. “Before you leave, you have to submit the health declaration...

Share SITA has announced the launch of Health Protect – an industry solution, to help airlines, airports, governments, and passengers safely and securely share information on health tests or vaccinations needed during travel. Successful trials have already been undertaken with travellers to the United Arab Emirates, and soon to start at Milan Malpensa Airport. For many countries, economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic relies heavily on travel and tourism. As governments globally seek a ...

SITA unveil Health Protect initiative

February 2021 477 For the first time, a small group of air travellers flying from Germany and Estonia to the UAE has tested the health data platform and app SimplyGo in a live environment.    As part of the trial project, SimplyGo is partnering with technology provider SITA. SITA’s advanced technology platforms and experience in border management, airport, and airline operations were crucial in distributing the SimplyGo platform across continents.   Ahead of the trial, some travelle...