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SECURITY IN AIRPORT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: A CASE STUDY FROM AMSTERDAM
Schiphol Group is an airport company with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as its main airport. The mission of Schiphol Group is to connect The Netherlands with important economic, political and cultural centres around the world. In 2012, Schiphol received a number of awards confirming that passengers rank the airport highly and have elected it their preferred departure or transfer airport. Schiphol aims not only to maintain and further strengthen its leading position in Europe in the future, but also to continue to deliver first class security services. Here, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol presents its plans to make the transition from gate security to centralised security.
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msterdam Airport Schiphol is a well-equipped international airport with modern facilities. It
offers these facilities to 101 scheduled airlines that transported 51 million passengers and 1.5 million tonnes of cargo to 317 destinations around the world in 2012. In order to realise its ambition of
remaining ‘Europe’s Preferred Airport’ Schiphol will invest in expanding its capacity and quality in coming years. The first important project is the transition from decentralised to central security throughout the airport. This adaptation is being made to offer more comfort to passengers and to make the boarding process more efficient for both airlines
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and passengers, while enabling the airport to continue to meet current (and new) European regulations. After intense research, and following extensive consultation with its stakeholders, Schiphol has designed a central security concept that will improve passengers' experience while they are travelling from and transiting through Amsterdam. There will be a greater freedom of movement for passengers, a shorter waiting time at the gate, and a smooth security process. Schiphol has designed central security filters equipped with state-of-the-art security technologies. The process of turning the vision into a reality will take several years to complete.
Download your FREE ASI "iPad/iPhone APP" NOW At the end of 2012, Schiphol kicked
off the project which will bring an end to the security checks at the gates for flights to non-Schengen countries. The actual implementation of centralised security will take place in mid-2015. From that date onwards, Schiphol will be employing central security filters in all three departure halls, as well as two filters for transfer passengers, which will heighten efficiency at the airport, and will ensure compliance with European laws and regulations well into the future.
Current Situation At present, all passengers departing from Schiphol to non-Schengen destinations undergo the security process at their
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