CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION

6 CONCLUSION

Airport planning has always contained an element of uncertainty. Indeed, the construction of most physical systems is subject to unpredictable changes in requirements. The traditional approach to airport development is no longer considered adequate for current needs. Many authors emphasize the importance of taking a flexible approach when dealing with the volatility and uncertainty associated with this market. One objective of this study is to contribute to the establishment of a concept of design flexibility with airport design. This study intends to find factors that make flexibility important for airport performance. For its implementation, it was considered important to understand the relationship between flexibility and airport performance, i.e., taking notice of how to measure its impact on the functioning of an airport. This study supported the idea that to cope with market volatility, and the uncertainty on demand, the concept of flexibility is a good solution to the extent that it improves or maintains the airport’s productivity and performance. The study has raised various questions and tried to study them, like studying the impact of form, location, scale, etc of an airport.

This research combines the work of all the authors who worked in this field and the

contributions they made, bringing them under one roof for better understanding and comparisons of their ideas.

In this work, a passenger-oriented approach towards developing a deeper understanding of the factors of influence of passenger experience was taken. A part of this study focused on the experience of the passengers in the waiting areas. The focus on the passenger experience has emerged from a variety of orthogonal developments in technology, wireless systems, andsocial networking. Although each passenger’s experience is unique and subjective, there are generalizations that one can make about sub-groups of passengers. With the study conducted, everything pointed towards an urgency for providing a better suitable new design for waiting areas. The survey results also showed the desperation of the passengers towards wanting an innovative and upgraded design of the waiting area. In conclusion, there is an exigency to upgrade the waiting area experience of the traveler’s. Certain design suggestions made in the final chapter also talk of upraising the waiting areas and open scope for further research on the

same.

Based on all the findings of the above chapters it is determined that it is not possible to have a set of design parameters consistent for airports all around the world. However, from point of view of technological aspects and advancements, it can be determined that it shall remain consistent throughout any airport. Conversely, from the standpoint of the designapproach, each

airport has its various parameters to be anticipated for design. A specific parameter works differently for every airport and hence has to be dealt with differently. As talked earlier, the regions where the airports are located may be considered an important factor, and should not be minimized in the analysis. Thus, performing analysis and surveys by region might bring open many insights and prove advantageous since the airports in different continents have very different realities and ways of functioning, which relate to economic, geographical, and cultural

reasons.

With this study a contribution to a better understanding of the flexibility applied to airports was obtained. Also, this study raised an urgency in considering the change in the design of the airport waiting areas for a better and comfortable passenger experience.

It is very important to continue to research the most appropriate methodologies so that their benefits can be evaluated. An in-depth study of the raised issues would contribute to a better understanding of the effects of flexibility on the airport, and thus assess its real impact on performance and productivity.

This research can be continued forward by people who might have a different perspective or other broader insights about the topic that might have been missed out in here. This research forms a base for a further comprehensive study of each of the aspects and questions raised. With the ongoing advancements and innovations in design and technologies, this research can be upgraded from time to time for better understanding.