Thailand Plans AI-Driven Revamp for Airport Operations Inspired by Beijing Model

[snoop1130]

 

Thailand's Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has unveiled plans to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technology to boost efficiency at Thai airports. This decision comes hot on the heels of his visit to Beijing Capital International Airport, where he witnessed firsthand the tremendous impact AI has made on the airport's management system.

 

Beijing Airport has successfully employed AI and Big Data technologies for nearly a decade, and the results are nothing short of impressive. AI-driven management systems meticulously monitor, analyse, and calculate how long each passenger spends from their arrival to departure, including waiting times for public transport. This kind of streamlined efficiency ensures a smoother journey for the passengers and significantly less time spent on unloading luggage, cleaning aircraft cabins, and carrying out pre-flight maintenance.

 

The Beijing Airport model, which utilises real-time surveillance through 16,000 security cameras and 22,000 motion-tracking sensors, is eyeing replication in Thailand's Suvarnabhumi International Airport as the Southeast Asian nation continues to push its ambition of becoming a leading aviation hub in the region.

 

However, passengers travelling through Suvarnabhumi International Airport should anticipate potential hiccups in the coming weeks. As part of its ongoing upgrade, the airport will be replacing the current automatic passport-checking channels. The potential teething issues might result in longer queues at the automatic passport checking zone from this Wednesday until June. Patience could be the added luggage passengers might have to bear as Thailand aspires for a futuristic, AI-enabled world-class airport service.

 

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-- 2024-05-13

 

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[treetops]

Wow.  Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit is on the ball. No looking back now.

 

And replacement of the automatic passport-checkers?  I hope not the exit route ones as they've only recently been installed.

 

Or is the whole story just another slew of words with no basis in what's actually going to happen?

[Gknrd]

Last time I was in a China airport it was all but vacant. Honestly looked like an overbuilt ghost town. But, of course Thailand has to copy China. Same with the new EU visa's. China is courting the EU for trade and Thailand is in step with china. Nothing new here.

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This decision comes hot on the heels of his visit to Beijing Capital International Airport, where he witnessed firsthand the tremendous impact AI has made on the airport's management system.

Thailands airport management up-staged by AI.... never.

[dinsdale]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Beijing Airport has successfully employed AI and Big Data technologies for nearly a decade,

The main application being facial recognition. Must keep track of the populace.

[newbee2022]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Thailand's Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has unveiled plans to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technology to boost efficiency at Thai airports. This decision comes hot on the heels of his visit to Beijing Capital International Airport, where he witnessed firsthand the tremendous impact AI has made on the airport's management system.

 

Beijing Airport has successfully employed AI and Big Data technologies for nearly a decade, and the results are nothing short of impressive. AI-driven management systems meticulously monitor, analyse, and calculate how long each passenger spends from their arrival to departure, including waiting times for public transport. This kind of streamlined efficiency ensures a smoother journey for the passengers and significantly less time spent on unloading luggage, cleaning aircraft cabins, and carrying out pre-flight maintenance.

 

The Beijing Airport model, which utilises real-time surveillance through 16,000 security cameras and 22,000 motion-tracking sensors, is eyeing replication in Thailand's Suvarnabhumi International Airport as the Southeast Asian nation continues to push its ambition of becoming a leading aviation hub in the region.

 

However, passengers travelling through Suvarnabhumi International Airport should anticipate potential hiccups in the coming weeks. As part of its ongoing upgrade, the airport will be replacing the current automatic passport-checking channels. The potential teething issues might result in longer queues at the automatic passport checking zone from this Wednesday until June. Patience could be the added luggage passengers might have to bear as Thailand aspires for a futuristic, AI-enabled world-class airport service.

 

File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google

 

-- 2024-05-13

 

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You can always learn from your brother's and sisters. In this case I suppose it was good to acquire some knowledge.🙏

[khunjeff]

16 hours ago, treetops said:

And replacement of the automatic passport-checkers?  I hope not the exit route ones as they've only recently been installed.

 

Those auto-gates were purchased in 2012, but were only authorized for use by Thais until last year. The current project is to replace those gates with newer models, and to increase the number of them at both BKK and DMK.

[treetops]

8 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

Those auto-gates were purchased in 2012, but were only authorized for use by Thais until last year.

 

Must be the entry gates then, not the exit ones which are much more recent?

[PETERTHEEATER]

Is the Chinese model gay?

[Purdey]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Beijing Airport model, which utilises real-time surveillance through 16,000 security cameras and 22,000 motion-tracking sensors

No sure how this increases efficiency. Catching criminals who left a bad hotel review maybe?

[khunjeff]

On 5/14/2024 at 11:12 AM, treetops said:

Must be the entry gates then, not the exit ones which are much more recent?

 

From what I understand, they were all acquired at the same time. The exit gates at Suvarnabhumi have been in place for years, but were only opened to foreigners in late 2023.