Go mobile.
Serve passengers anywhere.

Ink Touch is a mobile passenger services app for check-in, document checks, boarding and disruption care.

At a glance

Mobile-first services

Full-featured passenger handling on phones, from check-in and document checks to boarding and vouchers.

Hardware-light

Each component fits in the palm of your hand. Mobile printers and service devices replace fixed workstations and CUTE PCs.

DCS-agnostic

Ink Touch integrates with any DCS or reservation system via APIs, using your existing specifications.

Proven on mobile.

First to put departure control in your hand.

In 2012, Ink Innovation introduced Ink Touch, the first departure control app built for mobile devices. Today it runs full passenger handling operations on mobile, so agents manage check-in, boarding and disruption care wherever passengers are.

13 years
running mobile passenger
services in live operations
111 airports
with Ink Touch
in use

Less hardware.
Same control.

Replace banks of fixed desks and PCs with mobile devices and compact printers.

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Hand pulling a printed boarding pass from a compact black Ink portable printer attached to a belt.
Hands holding a printed barcode label emerging from a compact black Ink brand label printer.

Core departure flows,
in one mobile app

Ink Touch consolidates key departure control tasks into a single mobile experience, eliminating the need for agents to switch between tools.

Ink Check-in
Ink Tag on Demand
Ink Boarding
Ink Doc Check
Ink Gate Tags
Ink Ancillaries
Ink Vouchers
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Simplifying processes

Turn complex airport tasks into one clear flow for staff and passengers.

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Real-time sync of passenger data

Any change made on Ink Touch – seat, bag, status – updates your DCS, so mobile, desktop and partner stations stay aligned.

Full check-in in the queue

Agents retrieve bookings, scan ID and issue boarding passes and bag tags from handheld devices, so long lines keep moving even when counters are full.

Tag bags before the counter

With Ink Tag on Demand, a single boarding pass scan prints IATA-compliant tags within allowance, reducing time spent at traditional positions.

Board flights from any gate or stand

Mobile boarding lets one agent scan passengers at jet bridges, bus gates or remote stands without fixed scanners or CUTE PCs, with prompts that keep tabs on cabin baggage.

Vouchers issued in seconds

Ink Vouchers issues barcoded vouchers for food, transport or hotels from the same app, with values set by rule and a full audit trail of what was given and redeemed.

Upsell anywhere.
Increase revenues.

Ancillaries sold on the spot.

Ink Ancillaries module lets agents sell extra bags, upgrades and other services wherever they are helping passengers; charges are calculated automatically using your rules and recorded for reconciliation and revenue management.

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Take service to
passengers, not desks.

Let passengers see the difference in how they are treated.

Ground crew professional using Ink's DCS systems on a mobile to check in passengers easy and fast.

Built for every environment

Ink Touch is designed for airports and airlines that need flexible ways to serve passengers.

Primary operation

Run core check-in and boarding at constrained airports where adding desks is not an option.

Queue relief and overflow

Deploy roaming agents when queues spike, then redeploy those devices to gates or arrivals once the peak pressure has dropped.

Remote and temporary locations

Set up pop-up stations at remote stands, off-airport locations, or temporary facilities without the need for kiosks or counters.

Disruption and contingency

Continue processing during construction, outages, or system incidents when fixed infrastructure is constrained.

Built for systems and teams

Ink Touch fits into your current host and middleware, with the availability and ease of use needed on the day of operation.

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Ink Touch integrates with any DCS

Ink develops against web services, protocols, APIs. If your system can communicate, Ink Touch can work with it.

Ink uses your existing specifications

You greatly reduce workload by reusing your existing web services or middleware, rather than building and maintaining a parallel stack.

Continuous operations

Systems are designed, built and maintained to exceed 99.95% availability, so mobile service does not become a weak link on the day of operation.

Low training effort

Ink Touch does not need a manual. Users swipe and move between screens in a natural flow, which keeps adoption costs and learning time low.

Why airlines and airports choose Ink Touch

Fully mobile operations at LaGuardia

“Operating from LaGuardia’s Marine Air Terminal requires speed, adaptability, and smart use of space. Ink’s mobile platform empowers our team to move seamlessly through the terminal, supporting passengers wherever they are…”

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Operations backup and queue relief at JFK Terminal One

“Before Ink, we had no real backup. If a system went down, operations stopped.”

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Ready to take passenger services mobile?

Ink Touch helps airlines, airports and ground handlers cut queues, reduce their dependence on fixed infrastructure and give agents the freedom to serve passengers wherever they are.

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