Organization: University of Pittsburgh
by H. Bin Obaid & M. Alsultan
A new terminal at a major airport will be added. This new terminal (T4) will service two new airlines. T4 will be constructed just next to an existing terminal (T3), which services three airline companies. The airport management is concerned about the design of the security check-point area(s). Each security check-point area has a precheck area, waiting area, bag scanners, people scanners, and manual bag search tables.
Project Objectives
Evaluate two proposed scenarios that has: proper staffing level; 90% of passengers spend less than 45 minutes in the security check-point area; 99% of passengers reach their flights before at least 15 minutes; and, is cost effective
- The first scenario is to build a new security area in T4 so that each terminal has its own security area.
- The second scenario is to have a single shared security area (located in T3) which will service both T3 and T4.