AIRPORTS should look to adjust business models, embrace digitisation and invest in infrastructure as the sector continues to seek ways to recover from the impact of the Covid crisis, reports New York's Airport Technology.
Global domestic passenger traffic will reach 2019 levels in late 2023 but global international passenger traffic will take almost one more year to recover, reaching 2019 levels by H2 2024, according to Germany's Beumer Group study, titled 'Airports 2023 Outlook: The Road to Recovery'.
'Imagine losing 90 per cent of your passengers and once they start to come back, you have lost at least 30 per cent of your staff. That is the essence of the summer of 2022,' said Beumer Group business development director Per Engelbrechtsen.
'Still, most airports managed to get the traffic turned around - and despite this operational challenge, the airports did all they could to embrace the soaring number of passengers while they also had to re-hire and train new staff,' he said.
The operational and financial environments remain a challenge with loss of staff and operational knowledge, supply chain disruptions, climate issues and the geopolitical situation regarding Ukraine.
In addition, digital data has increased airport capability with regards to operations. However, this digital data is underused. Data science and advanced analytics is highlighted as key in terms of performance improvements.
Said Mr Engelbrechtsen: 'Many airports are well on the way with their digitisation programmes in most vertical operations. An airport is one large organism and the ability to link all processes digitally and use the data is top priority for airport investments to make sure flights, passengers, baggage and cargo operations can run more efficiently.
'The new terminal at Oslo Airport is born digital which means their software and digital services are digital from the beginning as part of the concept. Operations and maintenance of the baggage handling system, for example, will be based entirely on data analytics to ensure the highest possible efficiency with a lean O&M operational team,' he said.
Integrated dashbords for shared data can impact passenger processing, baggage handling, arrival/departure, departure control systems, information distribution and air traffic control.
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Global domestic passenger traffic will reach 2019 levels in late 2023 but global international passenger traffic will take almost one more year to recover, reaching 2019 levels by H2 2024, according to Germany's Beumer Group study, titled 'Airports 2023 Outlook: The Road to Recovery'.
'Imagine losing 90 per cent of your passengers and once they start to come back, you have lost at least 30 per cent of your staff. That is the essence of the summer of 2022,' said Beumer Group business development director Per Engelbrechtsen.
'Still, most airports managed to get the traffic turned around - and despite this operational challenge, the airports did all they could to embrace the soaring number of passengers while they also had to re-hire and train new staff,' he said.
The operational and financial environments remain a challenge with loss of staff and operational knowledge, supply chain disruptions, climate issues and the geopolitical situation regarding Ukraine.
In addition, digital data has increased airport capability with regards to operations. However, this digital data is underused. Data science and advanced analytics is highlighted as key in terms of performance improvements.
Said Mr Engelbrechtsen: 'Many airports are well on the way with their digitisation programmes in most vertical operations. An airport is one large organism and the ability to link all processes digitally and use the data is top priority for airport investments to make sure flights, passengers, baggage and cargo operations can run more efficiently.
'The new terminal at Oslo Airport is born digital which means their software and digital services are digital from the beginning as part of the concept. Operations and maintenance of the baggage handling system, for example, will be based entirely on data analytics to ensure the highest possible efficiency with a lean O&M operational team,' he said.
Integrated dashbords for shared data can impact passenger processing, baggage handling, arrival/departure, departure control systems, information distribution and air traffic control.
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