Award confirms SITA as Best Airport IT Solutions Provider in the Middle East

SITA, the air transport IT specialist, was awarded for the second year consecutive, the Best Airport IT service provider last week during the Emerging Markets Airports Awards Ceremony, which took place during a gala dinner at Al Bustan Rotana in Dubai. At this annual prestigious award ceremony, further 28 categories of Airport excellence were recognized.

The focus of the award is the use of integrated IT solutions, which play a crucial role in the optimisation of airport processes, in particular recognising the development of SITA’s ‘Intelligent Airport’ concept. Over the past year, SITA has secured a number of major contracts for integrated solutions with airports in the growing Middle East region, including in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Egypt and Turkey.

EMA awards honour Aviation industry players and Airports from across the Emerging Markets of the Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Russia, CIS and Baltic States by surveying the most diverse and discerning group of professionals who are experts in their field.

The awards were created to recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals and companies in the Aviation industry and the highest levels of quality consistency. A total of 91,115 nominations & 34,000 votes were submitted for the awards and examined by the internationally acclaimed auditors Frost & Sullivan & advisory board members.

The EMA awards ceremony was attended by senior delegates and key players in the aviation industry, from around the world as well as the Middle East.