As the holiday season approaches, airports around the world are preparing for record-breaking travel numbers. With the influx of passengers, the potential for delays and disruptions increases significantly. However, a well-designed airport can make all the difference in ensuring a seamless travel experience for millions of travelers.
In a recent video titled “Architect Explains Hidden Airport Design Tricks That Guide Travelers | WSJ Pro Perfected”, the Wall Street Journal explores how the layout and design of airports can impact passenger flow and overall efficiency. By optimizing processes such as check-in, security checkpoints, and terminal configuration, airports can reduce confusion, increase revenue, and prevent delays.
The video breaks down the key areas where design can make a significant impact on the travel experience. From the landside check-in process to navigating through security checkpoints and onto the airside area, each aspect of airport design plays a crucial role in managing crowds and ensuring a smooth journey for passengers.
One important aspect highlighted in the video is the terminal configuration, which can greatly affect the overall flow of passengers. By strategically placing gates, restrooms, and amenities, airports can create a more efficient layout that minimizes congestion and confusion.
Additionally, arrival areas are also key areas where design plays a critical role in managing crowds. By incorporating clear signage, easy navigation paths, and efficient baggage claim areas, airports can ensure that passengers can quickly and easily make their way to their final destination.
Overall, the video emphasizes the importance of thoughtful design in creating a seamless travel experience for passengers. By implementing hidden design tricks and optimizing key areas of the airport, airports can better manage crowds, increase revenue, and prevent delays. As travel numbers continue to rise, the importance of well-designed airports has never been more crucial.
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Video “Architect Explains Hidden Airport Design Tricks That Guide Travelers | WSJ Pro Perfected” was uploaded on 12/23/2024 to Youtube Channel The Wall Street Journal
I love these videos!!!
Appreciate much this guidance towards migration ahead and remotely business and industry travel. Normally been assisted by airports staff familiarity and 🛫🚁 waited for me. Perhaps, should continue been managed by private entourage instead of commercial accommodates for security purposes? Same airport for private 🛫🚁?
6:57 "passengers may actually be more comfortable spending time in the terminal shopping. (laughs)"
They don't care about a pleasant experience for the travellevers, they want us to spend money !
Thoughtful design can lower my anxiety levels and flying is a very high anxiety activity for my family. Thank you to these architects for making the experience enjoyable.
Just went to Tokyo Narita Airport and it’s set up like this too.
Wow, smart design can really save the day! 🛫
I worked at O’Hare International Airport, where they showed Terminal 1. I agree that there’s a lot of signage that can lead to confusion for some passengers. I really wished they had fixed it.
This video is so relaxing for some reason. I could watch this man talk for hours
I may be biased but I think Changi Airport's got it down pretty neat.
architect explains how buildings can also increase prices of tickets
It still needs work. The other part that needs help is Parking at the Airport. You get traumatized just finding the parking you need for the terminal you need. The signs design you have on the inside of the airport should be done for the parking and the shuttles. Great report!!!
This sort of reinforces the horror that is airplane travel these days. No where in his explanation is an effort to reduce the dehumanizing aspect of plane travel. He wants to force passengers through a gauntlet of retail. There are no architectural features to enamor travelers while they go through the necessities of ticketing and security. In the train era train stations were some of the highest efforts of architecture. Plane travel sucks these days and this architect's efforts enable it.
This was an awesome video
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Can someone design something thinking about passengers and not their money? This video makes me puke
The ceiling sloping to a certain direction is supposed to point passengers to that direction??? Nah.. u r taking it too far
Me he tragado las reviews de los americanos y me acabo de dar cuenta de que Vicesat es el mejor reviewer del mundo ❤
This is a poor video. Airports are a failure of society. This brushes over the failures and makes it sound like they are working smoothly. They aren't.
I fly quite often and I still find most airports confusing. I just follow the herd of people and keep reading and still can get lost. My hunch is the people who design these terminal don’t travel often and are pretty much clueless. Case in point try to find out where to meet Uber at SFO. Good luck with that.
Parallel Divestment is no faster than normal. The machine can't process bags 5x faster, so theres still a line to even get a space to "unload your bag onto a tray and then push the tray on the main path.
Funny that you think Parallel Divestment works 😂 Clearly you haven’t tried it at JFK. We now have to wait longer for our second bin instead of putting everything at once.
Many airports have excellent art collections or changing exhibits. SFO (San Francisco), for example, always has great artwork to enjoy.
What’s the fastest way to the airport? We raced in New York, L.A. and Chicago: https://on.wsj.com/3VTqA0z