Abu Dhabi International Airport to Utilize Distancing AI in Adapting to Pandemic

Abu Dhabi International Airport to Utilize Distancing AI in Adapting to Pandemic

The "Smart Travel“ system, developed in partnership with ConvergentAI, aims to optimize passenger traffic through the airport from check-in and immigration through to boarding.

It comes as airports and airlines worldwide try to restore passenger confidence in air travel, which has been severely damaged by a pandemic that has already claimed close to 1.4 million lives worldwide.

As a part of the trial, select passengers traveling with Etihad Airways will be informed of the optimal time for them to arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport. By staggering passenger arrivals, the new system aims to reduce crowding, facilitate social distancing and shorten queues.

"Minimizing queuing at airports is key to safeguarding passenger health and wellbeing and streamlining operations,“ said Abu Dhabi Airports Chief Information Officer John Barton.

Airports were already increasingly deploying new technology from