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Article: Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Unveil Plan to Transform Customer Check-in Process at Sea-Tac.
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- January 10, 2007
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'Airport of the Future' Designed To Speed Check-In, Reduce Passenger Waiting Times
SEATTLE, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air today unveiled an $18 million plan to transform customer check-in at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by the end of 2007.
The "Airport of the Future" concept, introduced by Alaska Airlines in 2004 and patented in 2006, is designed to speed check-in and reduce passenger waiting times. The unique design will eliminate the airlines' traditional ticket counters and, instead, provide customer-friendly islands of check-in kiosks and bag-check stations.
"The check-in process has traditionally ...