Driven by the number of flights and passengers increasing significantly, airports across the globe are vastly turning to new technologies to overcome operation challenges and deliver great passenger experience.
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In the last decade, air traffic has increased significantly creating challenges for security, passengers’ flow, baggage processing, ground operations and also for airport retailers. Airports are heavily investing in smart technologies and new applications to overcome these challenges to improve their efficiency, incomes and passenger travel experience. One of the biggest challenges for air travelers are the time spent at the check-in area, security and passport control. Every minute wasted in the queues could have been spent in the airport shopping, dining or entertainment area.
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Air transport is among the most severely hit sectors globally, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to take its toll on the entire travel industry. While this pandemic is first and foremost a health issue, it is also a major economic one.
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Next-generation airport management systems from TAV Technologies are helping create the smart airport of the future.
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It is not that long ago, we just have shifted from room-sized computers to smart devices and powerful computers that can fit in the palm of our hands. We are in the digital revolution era, in which technology is accelerating at exponential speed and today robotic process automation (RPA) is one of those revolutionary technologies.
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IATA’s previous analysis (issued on 20 February 2020) put lost revenues at $29.3 billion based on a scenario that would see the impact of COVID-19 largely confined to markets associated with China. Since that time, the virus has spread to over 80 countries and forward bookings have been severely impacted on routes beyond China.
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Around 43% of all passengers depart from over 200 slot coordinated airports worldwide. At present, the rules for slot allocation mean that airlines must operate at least 80% of their allocated slots under normal circumstances. Failure to comply with this means the airline loses its right to the slot the next equivalent season. In exceptional circumstances, regulators can relax this requirement. The COVID-19 crisis has had a severe impact on air traffic.
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Airport operations today are extremely challenging and as the aviation traffic increases without showing any sign of slowing down, airports are under pressure to improve operations and meet the passengers’ demands for better services. Therefore, it’s important for airport operators to find ways to achieve operational excellence and optimize passenger flow without compromising security and comfort.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Union of Railways (UIC), to strengthen their cooperation in standard setting and interoperability initiatives, with a focus on data exchange standards supporting intermodal travel.
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IATA is currently working on the development of One ID, an integrated identity management ...
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