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autoasistencia

English translation: self-handling / self-assistence / ?


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Spanish term or phrase:autoasistencia
English translation:self-handling / self-assistence / ?
Entered by: Berni Armstrong
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19:46 Sep 15, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Airport handling
Spanish term or phrase: autoasistencia
I would guess at "auto handling" or "self-handling" but they both get surprisingly few hits at Google. Does anyone know the exact term used in English Speaking Airports?

Here is the context:

"Este proceso incluirá los aeropuertos con mayor volumen de tráfico, donde ..... se estudiará la posibilidad que existe de ampliar el número de ***autoasistencias*** ... manteniendo en todo caso como premisa fundamental la operatividad y la seguridad del aeropuerto"
Berni Armstrong
Local time: 06:01
self-handling
Explanation:
Only yesterday I covered a meeting on this, albeit about ports but from things said I am pretty sure that they use it in airports too
HTH

it is the term used in European directives
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xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 06:01
Grading comment
I discovered that the Company I am writing about use this term. Although others, such as Air Europe, use "Self-assistance". There might still be a further term out there somewhere, because neither of these gets many hits.

Thanks to all of you anyway.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3self-assistance
Daniel Coria
4 +1self-handlingxxxCMJ_Trans
5self-serviceStuart Allsop


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
self-assistance


Explanation:
IberHandling
AIRPORT 2004 - IberHandling. ... The former provides self-assistance to Air Europa flights although it also offers those services which are completely ...
www.sovereign-publications.com/iberhandling.htm

Hope it helps!

Daniel Coria
Local time: 01:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Marina Soldati
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agree  Fabiana Yampolsky
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agree  celiacp
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
self-service


Explanation:
"self-service" is the normal way of saying this. For example, a self-service gas pump (petrol pump in the UK), a self-service ticket machine, a self-service coffee machine, etc.

Stuart Allsop
Chile
Local time: 00:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Yes Stuart, I know it is normally your suggestion. But I was specifically hoping that someone who is a specialist in this area would know which phrase is commonly used in the trade. Thanks anyway.
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Comment: Yes Stuart, I know it is normally your suggestion. But I was specifically hoping that someone who is a specialist in this area would know which phrase is commonly used in the trade. Thanks anyway.

11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
self-handling


Explanation:
Only yesterday I covered a meeting on this, albeit about ports but from things said I am pretty sure that they use it in airports too
HTH

it is the term used in European directives

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I discovered that the Company I am writing about use this term. Although others, such as Air Europe, use "Self-assistance". There might still be a further term out there somewhere, because neither of these gets many hits.

Thanks to all of you anyway.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
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