Abstract: In a checkin gate apparatus, a seat table for checking practically occupied seats and also unoccupied seat deleting function are additionally provided to check which seats remain unoccupied, before the departure of passenger transport means such as airplanes. Further, unoccupied seat assigning function is provided for receiving tickets on which no seat is assigned and assigning an unoccupied seat thereto before departure. Since non-booked passengers can wait for an unoccupied seat at a boarding gate, it is possible to quickly achieve unoccupied seat assigning work.

Abstract: Two different values of fare or fee are previously stored, and tickets are issued or vended at the first fare or fee in specific day and time and at the second fare or fee in other day and time. That is, tickets can be vended through an automatic ticket vending machine at different fare or fee varied according to a specified time zone or a specified day of the week.