Industry Prospects|Smart City—Electronic Paper Drives Digital Transformation of Aviation Industry

As an important part of the urban transportation system, the scale of the airport is expanding day by day, and the number of passengers it needs to carry is growing rapidly. With the rapid development of business, in order to meet the increasingly high travel expectations of passengers, the airport infrastructure and security resources need to be integrated with new technologies, new equipment and services to improve operational efficiency and service quality, and to solve the problem of passengers in the current airport service journey. Existing pain points to achieve experience upgrade.

The image of electronic paper displays helping airports embrace digitalization and intelligence is unfolding before our eyes. What kind of sparks will be produced when the new technology meets the airport? What kind of experience does this "paper" bring us at the airport? As airlines vigorously promote the construction of smart airports and the application of new technologies, e-paper displays help airports "smart" to paint the future from dreams into reality, changing our travel habits and experience.

More worry-free baggage handling

These days, self-service bag drop is commonplace. Although the self-service check-in procedure does not require manual service and the queuing time is shorter, there is still the risk of loss of luggage due to confusion in the process of transportation. In order to improve the passenger experience, electronic paper luggage tags are gradually gaining importance.

The electronic paper luggage tag integrates Bluetooth, RFID and barcode recognition technologies, and is displayed on an electronic paper display, which can be fixed on the luggage for long-term repeated use. The characteristics of electronic paper are always displayed when power is off, so that the luggage tag can continue to display existing information in the state of no power, extremely low power consumption, waterproof and fall-resistant, accurate and real-time tracking and positioning of luggage, avoiding loss, and reducing passengers' concern for checked luggage. anxiety.

Easier boarding process

There are many queuing links in the current airport procedures. During the queuing process, passengers are usually unable to sit down and rest, and it is difficult to focus on a certain business activity, and often worry about whether they can arrive at the boarding gate on time.

With the assistance of the real-time interactive system, the electronic paper luggage tag allows passengers to update the flight information displayed on the luggage tag on the APP to speed up the check-in procedure. The electronic paper display is used for the convenient application of smart travel to help passengers improve their travel efficiency and also assists Airports improve operational efficiency.

More comfortable waiting service

Traditional airline lounges use paper promotional cards. When the contents of the cards need to be updated or dirty or damaged, they need to be reprinted and produced, which wastes resource paper and is not environmentally friendly.

The Shenzhen Airlines VIP lounge in my country adopts electronic paper table cards, the electronic paper display is paper-like, and has no blue light reflection characteristics, which is better integrated with the atmosphere, bringing a more comfortable, comfortable and high-end waiting experience for Shenzhen Airlines VIP customers.

More flexible passenger flow mitigation

For passengers, in an unfamiliar and large-scale airport, it is a big challenge to quickly locate and find the right direction, and only the airport guide signs and information signs and sporadic manual consultation counters can help them. In addition to providing real-time flight information and service information, electronic paper information signs also guide all passenger flows that pass directly through the airport to be flexibly and quickly dispersed, helping to deal with traffic congestion and safety issues, while reducing queuing time.

The green electronic paper information board is applied in the airport terminal. Under direct sunlight, the high-contrast picture is still clearly visible, making it the most suitable screen for intelligent signs in airports with complex ambient light. Its bistable characteristics help save power, and at the same time, it also enables the system to be set up without the need to build additional power lines, thereby reducing the overall construction cost and time, as well as the inconvenience caused by construction to airport operations.