IER, a developer of self-service solutions for the transportation vertical, has announced it will install 46 self-check-in kiosks at the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, in addition to the 15 it initially deployed at the location. According to a news release from IER, the order for the deployment comes from AirIT, an integrator of information technology to the air-transportation industry.
IER says the kiosks, which will be both desk-mounted and standalone, will be equipped with its common-use self-service, or CUSS, platform, enabling their shared use by passengers, regardless of which airline they're using.
Bob Swensen, operations manager in charge of the airport's $1.3 billion terminal-area modernization program, says the deployment will help advance the CUSS initiative that the International Air Transport Association has spearheaded:
IER has demonstrated close support to our airport and our airlines to enable CUSS to become a reality in San Jose. SJC (the San Jose airport) is truly a common-use airport from counter to gate, and the expansion of the use of CUSS kiosks is a key part of our vision to create a very efficient airport benefiting passengers and partners alike.
According to the release, IER is collaborating with the IATA to bring CUSS to more and more airports:
As CUSS check-in undergoes an accelerated phase, IER has been involved with IATA in creating the CUSS standard and has gained an extensive experience in this field resulting in a comprehensive range of solutions including hardware, middleware and customized self-service applications.
