Currently, only Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Northwest Airlines offer this service, which allows passengers to use the machines to pick their seats and print their boarding passes.Those with bags to be checked in drop them off at stipulated counters for loading onto the aircraft.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) told The Straits Times that it will install up to 10 such machines in Terminal 1 by the end of next March if airlines using the place are keen.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.