Airports are some of the busiest places in the world, with thousands of passengers passing through each day. The speed of traffic flow is critical to efficient airport operations, given that people are often in a rush to catch a flight or collect a passenger. Without people counter sensors and data-driven analytics software, airports would be chaotic, overcrowded, and pose significant security risks.
Managing traffic flow at busy airports, such as Dubai International Airport, which handles up to 90 million passengers per year, is challenging. Footfall counting analytics have become the perfect solution to understanding how people move and their impact on queue length, dwell time, peak times, and more.
By optimizing operations and tenant revenue, managing staff, preventing security and safety risks, and enhancing the passenger experience, airports can overcome daily challenges, including high people flow.
Airport layout and design also have a significant impact on traffic flow. By understanding how traffic flows throughout the airport, managers can identify areas prone to crowding or overflow and redirect traffic more effectively.
People counting analytics enable management to view queue lengths in real-time in various areas, including passport control, baggage check, departures, arrivals, washrooms, and retail areas. This enables airports to coordinate service personnel, open counters, or even redirect queues for passengers to have a streamlined departure and arrival experience.
People counting analytics also help boost marketing and retail spending in three ways: queue management at retail stores, identifying strategic places for retail pop-ups, and measuring marketing campaign conversion rates.v
Additionally, people counters can act as an extra layer of security in airports by detecting overcrowded areas and movement against the traffic flow that poses a security risk.
Overall, airports rely heavily on people counting and analytics to streamline traffic flows, reduce queue times, increase retail revenues, and improve security measures. Our Vemcount software provides all these functionalities and more for various industries, including airports, retail stores, shopping malls, healthcare facilities, public and educational institutions.
We always tailor our solutions to fit the individual needs of our customers for a full, all-inclusive experience.