The Texas-based Sabre Holdings Corporation announced that Oman Air has signed up for three of its industry-leading departure control Information Technology (IT) products, in addition to renewing its existing contract to use the Sabre Passenger Reservation System for an additional 10 years.
The three new departure and IT tools have been chosen to help the airline increase productivity and reduce costs—The Sabre ACSI airport check-in system, which will fully automate Oman Air's passenger check-in process, the Sabre Steady State weight and balance system, designed to automatically generate load control information , and the Sabre Qik-Airport airport operations system, which will enable Oman Air staff to use just one screen to access all passenger services.
Over 70 other airlines currently use Sabre departure control and reservations products including: Alaska Airlines, Pakistan International Airways and Hawaiian Airlines. This total includes nine new carriers that have signed up for the Sabre Passenger Reservation System in 2002 and four carriers, including Oman Air, that have signed renewals in 2002.
Sabre is a provider of technology, distribution and marketing services for the travel industry. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the company has approximately 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Sabre reported 2001 revenues of $2.1 billion. — (menareport.com)
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