Implementation of CUTE getting delayed

Thiruvananthapuram: Implementation of the Common User Terminal Equipment (CUTE) at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is getting delayed indefinitely.
While the Civil Aviation authorities blame Air-India, which is the ground handling agency of the airport, for the delay in implementing CUTE, Air-India sources said that the proposal to implement CUTE is under their consideration.
CUTE enables streamlining of the check-in facility at the airport, thereby enabling checking-in of passengers of different airlines from any of the check-in counters.
CUTE has been developed by SITA, a multinational airline telecommunication solutions provider for the aviation industry. It has already been implemented successfully at many major airports including the Nedumbasery Airport.
Civil Aviation department sources told `Express’ that the Airports Authority of India had taken all necessary steps to introduce CUTE by September 2008. But Air-India is yet to take a decision on implementing the new system.
``We have received a proposal from Airports Authority of India to implement CUTE at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport. The proposal is being studied by our team of experts and based on the study report a decision on implementing CUTE at Thiruvananthapuram would be taken, ‘’ an Air-India spokesperson said.
Implementation of CUTE would result in additional financial burden to the airlines, which is said to be a reason for the delay in taking a decision on its implementation.
28/01/09 Arjun Raghunath/ExpressBuzz

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Categories: Airports Jan 2009