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Technology selection in airport passenger and baggage systems

Michael Pitt (Michael Pitt is a Lecturer based at Heriot‐Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.)
Fong Kok Wai (Fong Kok Waiis based at Singapore Civil Aviation Authority, Singapore.)
Phua Chai Teck (Fong Kok Wai is based at Singapore Civil Aviation Authority, Singapore.)

Facilities

ISSN: 0263-2772

Article publication date: 1 October 2002

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Abstract

Design errors in an airport passenger building can be extremely costly. Failure to plan may result in configurations and systems that are inappropriate for the future. The performance of an optimal building configuration depends to a large extent on the kind of technology provided for the transportation of passengers and baggage. Poorly selected technology can undermine the operational efficiency of a good configuration and vice versa. With massive growth in air travel and the scale of modern passenger buildings, more reliance will be placed on transport technology to achieve acceptable walk distances and travel times. Therefore it is critical to consider in the overall design strategy how a particular building configuration and its associated technology will perform under conditions of change. Good design practice dictates that performance be assessed using multiple criteria over a broad range of possible conditions. The difficulty in predicting future conditions makes the selection of a robust system critical to the long‐term success of an airport. This paper examines the various systems available and concludes that different system combinations are appropriate for airports with different levels of passenger throughput.

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Pitt, M., Kok Wai, F. and Chai Teck, P. (2002), "Technology selection in airport passenger and baggage systems", Facilities, Vol. 20 No. 10, pp. 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770210442992

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