Passenger aircraft are getting bigger. The Airbus A380 needs wider, longer runways and may reduce runway capacity. It holds up to 615 passengers, compared to approximately 400 for its older rivals - and that means roughly 300 more pieces of baggage to deal with. For airports to cope, it's important that they thing through the whole process, for the aircraft and for passengers: landing and taxiing to the terminal, waiting on the stand, unloading passengers and baggage, cleaning, refuelling, re-loading, taxiing and take-off. Check-in, security, boarding and baggage processes all need reviewing. To successfully accommodate A380s, all stakeholders need to be involved early in the process and through the entire process: early planning and engagement reduces the risks of costly, iterative infrastructure remodelling; design by looking at the entire process - from check-in to take-off and engage all stakeholders early on.
Gurjit Wood, Director at Arup discusses this issue in more depth in a recent 'Thought's article - https://t.co/dViGrjRMPk - relating her experience to recent projects.
For further information please contact
Gurjit Wood
Arup
T: +44 (0)20 7755 4328
E: gurjit.wood@arup.com
