Kolkata: Even as Kolkata airport struggles to come to terms with unprecedented revenue loss owing to frequent suspension of flight operations and the resultant lower passenger movement as the state battles the pandemic, the airport authorities are rolling out new low-cost initiatives to enhance passenger safety and comfort.
Four self check-in kiosks that are present in the domestic wing are being converted into contactless devices that will allow passengers to henceforth print out boarding cards without touching the screen. The airport has entered into an agreement with logistics solution provider SITA to roll out the technology. While Air India and IndiGo has already come on board, the system will be functional once other airlines operating from the city join the initiative.
“Before the airport reopened, we had laid out distance markers for passengers to queue up at the self check-in kiosks. But since operation of the kiosk requires touching the screen, we have turned to a solution that will enable flyers to transport the screen on to their cellphone to print out the boarding card,” Kolkata airport director Kaushik Bhattacharjee said.
While passengers are now required to do online checkin prior to arriving at the airport, a few passengers still reach the airport without prior check-ins and are guided to the self check-in kiosks to collect their boarding cards. Once the touchless facility is functional, passengers have to switch on WiFi data that will be provided free of charge near the kiosks. Thereafter, the flyer will receive a prompt on the cellphone to scan the QR code on the kiosks. Once that is done, the screen can be accessed on the phone where the passenger can punch in the PNR number and give the command for a boarding pass printout.
06/08/20 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
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Four self check-in kiosks that are present in the domestic wing are being converted into contactless devices that will allow passengers to henceforth print out boarding cards without touching the screen. The airport has entered into an agreement with logistics solution provider SITA to roll out the technology. While Air India and IndiGo has already come on board, the system will be functional once other airlines operating from the city join the initiative.
“Before the airport reopened, we had laid out distance markers for passengers to queue up at the self check-in kiosks. But since operation of the kiosk requires touching the screen, we have turned to a solution that will enable flyers to transport the screen on to their cellphone to print out the boarding card,” Kolkata airport director Kaushik Bhattacharjee said.
While passengers are now required to do online checkin prior to arriving at the airport, a few passengers still reach the airport without prior check-ins and are guided to the self check-in kiosks to collect their boarding cards. Once the touchless facility is functional, passengers have to switch on WiFi data that will be provided free of charge near the kiosks. Thereafter, the flyer will receive a prompt on the cellphone to scan the QR code on the kiosks. Once that is done, the screen can be accessed on the phone where the passenger can punch in the PNR number and give the command for a boarding pass printout.
06/08/20 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
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