(a) whether the Government have installed Common-User Terminal Equipment at some airports of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the benefits that are available to air passengers with the installation of such equipment; and
(d) the steps proposed to be taken to instal similar equipment at other airports during the current financial year?
THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) and (b):- The Common User Terminal Equipment (CUTE)
facilities are provided by the international airlines based
on the volume of traffic handled by each airlines. At
Terminal 2-A of Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport,
Mumbai, CUTE system has been installed in December, 1998 by
M/s. SITA on the request of the participating international
airlines which share the expenditure of installation.
(c):- In case of passenger terminals where limited number of
check in counters are available, induction of CUTE system
enables airlines to use larger number of check-in counters,
thus reducing queue lengths and check-in time.
(d):- Presently, international airlines at Indira Gandhi
International Airport at Delhi have given acceptance in
principle for provision of CUTE system. Formal decision by
the respective international airlines is likely to be
communicated to M/s. SITA for installation of CUTE.
International Airlines are considering instalation of CUTE
system at Chennai international airport too.