Innovating Airport Passenger Terminals: Determining the feasibility of new terminal concepts based on seamless flow technology

The continuing growth in air travel passengers, in combination with enhanced security regulations, has led to unsustainable situations at airports. In order to handle the future amount of air travel passengers while complying to security regulations and enhancing the passenger experience, the terminal system must be innovated. Seamless flow is a...

Designing a seamless passenger journey: Picking up luggage from origin to destination and back

Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) and the Technical University Delft, faculty Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) are working together on the Personalised Airport System for Seamless Mobility and Experience (PASSME) project.. There are two problems derived from the PASSME project. First, airport processes are not seamless, because passengers spend...

“The optimisation of KLM’s hand luggage checking process.” Improving the overall passenger experience and operational efficiency.

The design and implementation of an ‘easy-to-use’ and ‘passenger- and staff-friendly’ concept to check the dimensions and weight of passenger’s hand luggage at the airport. This concept will improve the seamless flow of the passenger at the airport. The concept will be used by KLM and other airlines stationed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.