A recent survey of 2,510 Brits from Jetcost.com has revealed the top five features that we expect to see in airports by 2050, including interactive screens in place to replace check-staff and all travellers being required to have see-through suitcases and luggage.
Respondents were asked what aspects and features they thought needed changing at airports, based on their most recent experiences.
What we think needs improving at airports
A quicker security process (27%)
Check-in staff to be quicker and more knowledgeable (25%) Airports need to have more facilities (22%).
Respondents were then asked what aspects and features they thought airports will incorporate by 2050. The top 5 were:
- Check-in staff replaced by interactive screens – 69%
- All travellers must have see-through suitcases – 65%
- All metal detector machines replaced with full body scanners (x-ray machines) – 42%
- Glass ceilings in the airport to see the planes landing and taking off – 40%
- Moving floors to take the queues through the security process (not just in the terminals) – 38%
Similarly, the survey also quizzed 1,000 Europeans from Spain, Italy, France and Germany (an even split amongst the four countries) in order to determine what they thought the airports of the future would incorporate.
When provided with a list of possible responses and told to select all that they’d like to see, the most popular response per country was:
- Spain – All staff to be replaced by machines & robots (58%)
- France – Glass ceilings in the airport to see the planes landing and taking off (55%)
- Germany – All staff to be replaced by machines & robots (41%)
- Italy – All travellers must have see-through suitcases (39%)
A spokesperson from Jetcost.co.uk said: “It’s interesting to see what people think airports will look like by 2050; we really like the idea of having glass ceilings to sit back and watch planes land and take off, but security-wise we’re not sure if this will get the go-ahead any time soon.
“The moving floors to get through queues just sums up the current generation really, giving them more chance to stare down at their phones whilst out and about, reducing the chances of them bumping into others and causing injury – a good idea, but definitely a lazy one.
“The security measures are definitely plausible though; although we don’t expect see-through luggage to completely replace suitcase scanners as technology and x-ray equipment will always pick up on items that people are trying to conceal. It’ll be interesting to see if any of these concepts are introduced and, if so, how they’re received.”
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