Passenger & Airport Services

Activities include a variety of pertinent topics such as: passenger and baggage handling; reservations; electronic ticketing and electronic commerce such as ET, XML, ERSPs.  Other topics include: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) baggage tags; Common-Use Self-Service (CUSS) kiosks; scheduling, involving information exchange on airlines schedules and request/allocation of slots at congested airports; DCS/aircraft movement messages and the benchmarking of service delivery standards.

Other activities

• Ground Support Equipment / Aircraft Handling
• Ramp Handling / Airside Safety / Handling Audits
• Ground Handling Agreements
• Airport Handling Consultancy Projects

Committees and work groups

• Adhoc Groups Reporting to the SISC 
• Airport Services Committee (ASC)
• Airside Safety Group (ASG)
• Aviation Ground Services Agreements Working Group (AGSAWG)
• Baggage Working Group (BWG)
• BSP Data Interchange Specification Group (BDISG)
• Common Use Self Service Management Group (CUSSMG)
• IATA DCS Message Working Group (DCSMWG)
• IATA Ground Handling Council (IGHC)
• Load Control Working Group (LCWG)
• Optional Services Task Force (OSTF)
• Passenger and Airport Data Interchange Standards (PADIS) Board and Subgroups (APTS, RES & TAG)
• Passenger Services Conference (PSC)
• Ramp Services and Equipment Group (RAMPSG)
• Reservations Committee (RESCOM)
• Reservations Working Group (RESWG)
• Schedules Information Standards Committee (SISC)
• Ticketing Committee (PFPC)
• Travel Partners Standards Council (TPSC) 
• Type X Technical Working Group (TXTWG)
• XML Working Group (XMLWG)

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• Strategic Partnerships Passenger and Airport Services area (pdf)