Westjet web-checkin on the way

[CanadaEH]

From YYZnews.com:

c)...the airline has chosen Kinetics, a subsidiary of NCR Corporation as its supplier of self-service hardware and software solutions for its new "Check n'Go" passenger check-in program, including both airport-based and Web-based check-in technologies. WestJet has ordered 29 Kinetics TouchPort II self- service units, several of which are now installed and operational at Calgary, Ottawa and Edmonton airports in Canada. The units will be installed in Winnipeg within the next two weeks. In addition, Kinetics has provided the software necessary for WestJet's self-service check-in applications to be available on so-called "common use" kiosks at Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Common-use self-service kiosks allow passengers to check in to one of several airlines, all featured on the same self-service kiosk, using a common airline industry technology standard adopted by WestJet. The airline has also purchased Kinetic's Web check-in software application, which will provide its customers with the ability to check in on www.WestJet.com and, if they have a printer, to print out boarding passes before arriving at the airport. WestJet plans to deploy their first-ever Web check-in services in the first quarter of 2005.