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Horizon boost in $12m Czech deal
Czech Airlines has signed a US$ 12 million, four-year agreement for the use of the Horizon portfolio of passenger management solutions, as the Czech national carrier prepares for privatization in September.
This comes on the back of a four-year deal signed earlier this year for SITA to become the single supplier of its global network communication and messaging services. The network agreement involves the evolution of the airline's existing infrastructure to increase performance while reducing cost by 25 percent.
The new hybrid network - which includes IP VPN, Internet service provider (ISP), DSL and SITA AirportHub connections - will serve 74 airport and remotely located offices. It also ensures full back-up for all services in both the airline's headquarters and remote locations.
Under the latest agreement, SITA's Horizon portfolio will reduce complexity by migrating several mission-critical systems to one platform. Inventory and Reservations solutions will provide Origin and Destination capabilities to support the airline's Revenue Management goals.
This will be followed by new services in electronic ticketing, Departure Control Systems, and the introduction of kiosk and web check-in next year.
A Horizon first
With the delivery of a new Horizon module, SITA became the first passenger management system provider to migrate from legacy PNR to a business intelligent Customer Journey record.
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