Wang Yu, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: It is recommended to further shorten the flight cut-off time
On March 3, the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was about to be held. Wang Yu, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Spring Airlines, said that the current flight cut-off time (that is, the time when check-in formalities are stopped) at large and medium-sized airports is generally between 40 and 40-40. 60 minutes. Many passengers will reserve extra time and rush to the airport 1-2 hours in advance. However, the airport is generally far away from the city. Passengers often need to leave home 3-4 hours in advance to rush to the airport. Civil aviation time efficiency The advantages cannot be reflected. Wang Yu suggested that by planning and building moderately sized terminals, optimizing process layouts, and improving corridor bridge efficiency, we can further shorten flight check-in times and improve passenger experience and industry operation efficiency.
Planning: Avoid making the terminal building too large
It is understood that large terminals are "large in size, high in span, and difficult to operate". They have many boarding gates and long walking distances. They also have high construction and operating costs and consume a lot of energy. On social media platforms, many passengers reported that "the terminal is too big and it takes more than 20 minutes to walk to the boarding gate. If you are not strong enough, you must allow enough time."
In this regard, Wang Yu proposed based on the early planning and construction stage that in order to avoid excessively large terminals, large airports should build terminals of moderate size one by one as needed, and replace large single terminals with multiple buildings to reduce Passenger walking time.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has also issued relevant documents before. On January 2, in order to further standardize the planning and design of terminal buildings and improve airport operation efficiency and service quality, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the "Technical Requirements for Planning and Design of Transport Airport Terminal Buildings (Draft for Comment)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Requirements") , and publicly solicit opinions.
The "Requirements" mentioned that terminal building configuration planning should fully consider factors such as design capacity, nature of use, passenger services, aircraft ground operations, and comprehensive transportation connections for reasonable planning. The functional area and process design of the terminal should be determined according to the nature of use, so as to achieve clear divisions, reasonable space, convenient processes, and reduce the walking distance and floor switching of passengers. The usage needs and office environment of airlines, on-site units and field operations departments should be considered.
Wang Yu said that building a terminal of moderate size will not only help shorten flight check-in time, but also reduce costs and save energy.
Process: Reduce the time from check-in to boarding
On social media platforms, in addition to passengers reporting that some terminals are too large and take a long time, many passengers also reported that airport security inspections are inefficient and the process takes a long time.
Regarding optimizing the process layout, Wang Yu suggested that the time from check-in to boarding should be further reduced. On the one hand, it is necessary to rationally optimize the layout of check-in areas, security inspection areas, waiting areas, various passages, entrances and exits and other facilities based on passengers' movement routes, so that passengers can "fewer detours and detours." Increase the use of self-service equipment to reduce queuing time and improve line efficiency.
On the other hand, security inspection efficiency must be further improved by updating technical equipment. Wang Yu said that many countries in the European Union and North America have introduced CT/3D security scanners, which can quickly and accurately scan hand luggage. Passengers do not need to take out liquids, computers or other electronic devices, significantly reducing security inspection time. He suggested that domestic airports should consider learning from this type of technical equipment to improve the efficiency of overall security inspections.
The "Requirements" also mentioned that passenger process facilities should be reasonably arranged based on factors such as the nature of terminal use, main passenger process nodes, equipment and facility processing speeds, and effective use of self-service equipment to ensure smooth and efficient passenger processes.
Previously, the Civil Aviation Administration of China launched the "Easy Security Check" service in order to facilitate passengers' travel. By booking this service, passengers can use the "Easy Security Check" dedicated channel and experience faster and more efficient security inspection processes and measures than before. Ideal The time to pass the security check is shortened by more than 50% compared with the past. As of December 28, 2021, 40 civil airports have officially launched this service.
Bridge occupancy rate: charged according to resource usage time
In addition to the problems reported by passengers such as long distances and long procedures, Wang Yu also mentioned the increase in the airport's bridge-stopping rate.
Wang Yu believes that remote aircraft seats and shuttle buses are important factors that affect passengers' boarding time and experience. He said that price leverage should be used to encourage quick boarding, allow more flights to park close to the aircraft, increase the bridge boarding rate, and facilitate passengers to board the plane quickly.
At present, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has vigorously increased the berth rate of flights at tens of millions of airports close to the bridge, and the effect is remarkable. Data from the 2024 National Civil Aviation Work Conference show that in 2023, the average bridging rate of flights at tens of millions of airports will increase by 3.41%, with a total of 150,000 bridging flights added, benefiting 22.39 million passengers.
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Regarding further improving the bridge occupancy rate, Wang Yu suggested changing the traditional method of charging per person at the airport to charging based on resource usage time, and increasing the turnover rate of the corridor bridge under the existing resources, thereby increasing the bridge occupancy rate, saving passengers' time, and improving boarding. experience.
In fact, in recent years, high-speed rail has gradually taken away civil aviation passengers. A recent report from Flight Manager pointed out that the competition between high-speed rail and civil aviation has expanded from the previously recognized 800 kilometers to 1,200 kilometers. Compared with the more complicated boarding process of civil aviation, the high-speed rail's entry, security check, waiting and other aspects are relatively convenient and simple.
Therefore, through the planning of terminal building construction, optimization of process layout, and improvement of corridor efficiency, while further shortening flight check-in time, it can also enhance the competitiveness of civil aviation and promote the high-quality development of the civil aviation industry.