Bangkok--19 Aug--Siemens
The world’s number one airport — Incheon International Airport in South Korea — uses baggage handling systems made by Siemens
Skytrax, an independent air traffic research institute, has selected the world’s ten best airports. Its Top 10 List is based on a survey conducted among more than eight million air passengers. The study shows that six of the world’s ten best airports are equipped with baggage handling systems (BHS) from Siemens Mobility. The Number 1 airport in the world — Incheon International Airport in South Korea — is using Siemens technology along with the airports of Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Munich, Singapore and Zurich.
Baggage handling systems are a core element of a smoothly functioning airport infrastructure. “The results of the Skytrax survey show we are a proven partner for the best of the best worldwide,” says Klaus Schaefer, Director Airport Sales at Siemens Mobility. “As such, we take care not to serve only international hubs but also to assist airlines and regional airports as a competent partner. Our baggage handling systems help every airport to reach its maximum performance because they combine high availability with top throughput rates. We also offer our customers a number of top services. In every case, keeping the life cycle costs of the systems as low as possible is our top priority.” Baggage handling systems from Siemens also provide an energy-efficient design. During off-peak periods, intelligent controllers avoid unnecessary idling in the complex handling systems, and subsystems are only added to handle peak loads.
The Top 10 List is the result of an annual survey conducted by the independent air traffic research institute, Skytrax. This is the world’s largest customer survey on airport standards. 190 competing airports were evaluated by means of a questionnaire focusing on 39 factors such as check-in, transfer to connecting flights or waiting times.
The winner of this year’s survey is Incheon International Airport, followed by Hong Kong International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport. The other finalists are the airports at Zurich (4) and Munich (5), Kansai Osaka Airport (6), Kuala Lumpur (7), Amsterdam (8), Centrair Nagoya (9) and Auckland (10).
In Hong Kong, Siemens Mobility had already installed a baggage handling system in the 1980s, which has been used continuously and successfully ever since. At Incheon International, Siemens Mobility has been present since 2001, with an extension of the baggage handling system in 2008. Two years ago, Siemens implemented the baggage handling system between the satellite and the main terminal at Singapore’s Changi Airport, plus a customs screening station for arriving baggage in Terminal 2 (Arrival Screening). Siemens also delivered the BHS in Kuala Lumpur including a mass transit link (Express Railway Link) to transport the baggage into the city center. Siemens Mobility integrated one new baggage handling system each at the two European airports in Munich and Zurich in 2006 and 2002, respectively.
In addition to building the systems, Siemens also relies on long-term cooperation with the customers. The company concluded a 5-year service agreement for the baggage handling system in Terminal 2 at Munich airport. “We have installed more than 300 logistics systems at airports worldwide, including the world’s largest baggage handling systems Dubai, Madrid and Beijing, where we are also responsible for technical operations in addition to maintenance,” says Klaus Schaefer. “Our customers have the peace of mind to use proven systems and can rely on our decades of experience. They also benefit from our regional presence in over 190 countries all over the world.”
For more information, please contact Jetsadanee Iamsupatsawat, Communications Department, Siemens Ltd. Thailand, Tel. 0-2715-4045, Fax 0-2715-4041 or [email protected]