ANAC deploys SITA’s API PNR Gateway and prepares to inaugurate a new national Passenger Information Monitoring and Management center to modernize border management and enhance security.
Border authorities worldwide are under growing pressure to manage rising passenger numbers while strengthening security. To meet this challenge, Angola has taken a proactive approach with the deployment of SITA’s Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record Gateway (API PNR Gateway) at Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport, supported by SITA’s Passenger Information Unit (PIU) consultancy services. This will strengthen Angola’s operational and data-governance frameworks, ensuring these systems deliver long-term value. The initiative is complemented by a new Passenger Information Monitoring and Management center in Luanda, creating a foundation for faster decision-making and improved security outcomes.
The new system allows airlines to send two types of passenger data to authorities before departure: Advance Passenger Information (API), which includes passport and identity details, and Passenger Name Record (PNR), which contains the passenger’s itinerary and booking information. Bringing this information together in one place gives authorities an earlier and more accurate view of who is travelling to the country and, with SITA’s guidance, helps establish the processes and analytical frameworks needed to turn this data into faster and more informed decision making. (....)