Govt deploys Automatic Terminal Information Service at JKIA to improve management of arriving, departing flights

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The measures include the rollout of the Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) to streamline the identification and management of arriving and departing domestic and international flights.

The Ministry of Interior and National Administration(MINA) said the government is also advancing implementation of the Advanced Passenger Registration (APR) system, with associated data-control facilities expected to become operational within the next month, according to an update by the Border Control and Operations Coordination Committee (BCOCC).

The measures are part of a wider optimisation of JKIA under the government’s 154.2 billion modernisation programme, which is aimed at increasing passenger capacity and strengthening the airport’s position as a regional aviation hub.

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Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo, who chairs the BCOCC, said agencies must ensure decisions reached by the committee result in concrete action.

“When we agree on certain things, it is critical that we follow them through. So that it is not just an issue of simply ticking the boxes,” Omollo said.

Under the optimisation plan, terminals will have a centralised system for airline check-in and passenger screening, alongside clearer separation of arrivals and departures.

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is also proceeding with construction of a new terminal, with the contractor already on site.

The project is expected to take 54 months and add capacity for about 10 million passengers annually.

The government expects the wider optimisation programme to raise JKIA’s passenger-handling capacity from about 8 million to 12 million passengers annually.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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