MANCHESTER AIRPORTS GROUP has jumped ahead of BAA in becoming the first UK group to provide "common user self-service” (CUSS) facilities with 70 kiosks now installed across Manchester, Nottingham East Midlands and Humberside airports.
Ten airlines have already signed up to use the new technology and with it the advantage of faster check-in times and alternative means of checking-in.
These include First Choice, Excel Airways, Monarch Scheduled, MyTravel, Thomsonfly, Virgin Atlantic, Thomas Cook and KLM.
Other carriers, including British Airways and BMI have their own express dedicated machines.
The new technology was successfully trialled in summer 2005 at Manchester and Nottingham East Midlands airports before the decision was taken to install them at the three airports permanently.
MAG also own and operate Bournemouth airport.
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