In message <1157813797.099657.132950@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, at
07:56:37 on Sat, 9 Sep 2006, befi17@gmail.com remarked:
>> Maybe they already had the more space, and the passengers didn't mind
>> taking the extra time.
>>
>> How long was the search? I reckon normal bag check-in is under a minute.
>> We've seen how adding time to the check in affects throughput, at
>> Heathrow last month.
>
>Basically, Taipei has these "check-in islands" similar to LAX: groups
>of check-in counters in a long rectangle. There is a security
>checkpoint on one side of each rectancle - the one facing the gates.
>
>You check in, your luggage gets tagged and makes its way to the
>security checkpoint. After check-in you procede to the checkpoint where
>a security officer grabs your bag, x-rays it, searched it and puts it
>on another belt leading downstairs towards the planes.
>
>There is no major delay, because usually the check-in process itself
>takes longer than the security processing of one bag. There is enough
>security officer so that you actually never stand in line waiting.
>
>The number of check-in points on a rectangle, the number of passengers,
>the number of security officers - this is all fairly easy to optimize
>in order to minimize delays for the passengers.
Sounds like they have a scalable system there. Now try adding that to a
crowded airport with no spare space for anything but the check-in. I've
just come back from Stansted, and it was so busy in the check-in hall
that all the queues were just blending into a huge crowd the size of
several football pitches.
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Roland Perry |