Open/Air Checkin System™ a fully functional automated solution for airport check-in operations. It is an ideal passenger check-in and boarding tool for small to mid-sized airlines and airports.

Open/Air Checkin System™ accepts passenger reservation data from an airline's reservation system, and includes functions to set up the check-in environment.

Open/Air CheckIn System™

is a new generation, complete system for automation of passenger and flight handling operations at airports
- by Tata Infotech.

Open/Air Checkin System™ combines the stability and performance of older mainframe systems with the flexibility of a user-friendly PC interface - and these are just some of its plus points! Running in a client-server environment using PCs with Windows at the front end and a relational database engine of your choice at the server end, Open/Air Checkin System™ distributes processing load optimally on a networked array of processors. Each Open/Air Checkin System™ server has the inbuilt facility to host checkin functions for several airports and airlines simultaneously. It includes easily customisable interfaces with reservations, flight scheduling, and frequent flyer systems. As one of the many airline products now emerging in the Open/Air architecture, Open/Air Checkin System™ provides all the benefits associated with open systems and products and client-server technology.

• A mainstream, mission-critical system using industry-standard products
• Runs on PC-based workstations on local area networks at airports
• Permits use of popular PC-based products, as well as locally installed airline/airport systems
• Allows access to proprietary hosts and networks through gateways and emulators
• Improves productivity through increased automation and user-friendly MS Windows environment
• Allows individual agents to work cooperatively under Flight Supervisors and System Administrators
• System configuration and size is scalable to suit your needs and your budget, giving you greater control over the cost per passenger handled
• Ability to work as a backup system for proprietary hosts and as well as stand alone check-in application.

The Architecture

• Accept individuals, families, tour groups, and checkin groups
• Accept go-show and no-record passengers
• Accept standbied passengers
• Service outbound requests
• Accept baggage as per rules
• Update frequent flyer information
• Handle changes to passenger needs for class, seats, meals, baggage, etc.
• Decheck or deboard passengers
• Handle aircraft boarding
• Handle multiple flights
• Create new passenger
• Automatic processing of Passenger Name List (PNL) and Addition Deletion List ( ADL )
• Supports simultaneous check-in from multiple airports ( Centralized server )
• Handle multi-leg flights.

• Schedule flights for Checkin
• Setup Checkin rules and limits
• Make available passenger lists, and seat maps to checkin agents
• Reserve, block, protect seats
• Allow, suspend, resume or stop flight checkin or boarding
• Monitor checkin/ boarding status and passenger/ baggage load
• Control seat allocation by altering limits and releasing holds
• Handle aircraft change
• Handle incoming messages and prepare outgoing messages
• Automatic Flight Initialization

Open/Air Checkin System™ is developed as an Open/Air application, running under MS Windows and using ODBC drivers for database services. The choice of RDBMS, networking products, server OS and the hardware to run these on remains with the customer. Alongwith scalability inherent in open, client-server architectures, this permits customers to choose products and services which offer the best value. The use of popular development tools makes Open/Air Checkin System™ easy to maintain and modify to suit the specific needs of different Open/Air Checkin System TM users.

For more information on Open/Air Checkin SystemTM contact:

Open/Air Checkin System™
Product Group Tata Infotech Limited,
SDF A5/6, Noida Export Processing Zone,
NOIDA,UP 201 305,
India.
Tel: (91)11-856 2585
Fax: (91)11-856 2584

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