Departure control system

Departure control system

A Departure Control System (DCS) automates processing an Airlines' Airport management operation. This includes managing the information required for Airport Check-in and printing Boarding card, cargo load control and aircraft checks.

Today DCS mostly (98%) manage Electronic tickets via interfaces from range of devices from Check-in kiosk, Online Check-in, mobile boarding cards and baggage handling. DCS are able to identify, capture and update reservations from an airlines Computer Reservation System for passengers stored in a so-called Passenger Name Record (PNR). A DCS is used to update reservations, typically as checked-in, boarded, flown or another status.

DCS systems interface directly or indirectly with Global Distribution System (GDS), Load Control systems and an airlines inventory management. Additionally and increasingly a DCS for some city-pair sectors may also be connected with immigration control for visa, immigration and passenger no-fly watchlists.

Larger international airports will have a range of DCS or a single DCS which each particular airline carrier can integrate with for streamlined operations.

See also

List of DCS vendors


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