GRT at Airports
To accommodate the large and (ever) growing passenger flows, many primary airports feature (Automated) People Mover Systems as links between facilities and as feeder systems to more remotely located services – such as car rental centers and public transit nodes.
Other airports (modestly sized primary and reliever airports) typically feature smaller passenger flows which are not efficiently accomodated by large and heavy (rail guided) automated systems. The ParkShuttle Group Rapid Transit system is an effective alternative for modestly sized airports – provinding an intermediate transit capacity at low cost (because of a very simple infrastructure).
The ParkShuttle Group Rapid Transit system can be implemented as inter terminal transit or serve as a feeder system to a car rental centre, staff parking facilities and remote parking. In comparison to a line-haul (mass transit) system it will offer shorter waiting times (higher frequencies) and shorter total travelling times. Typically the system will be operational on schedule. However, it is possible to operate the system on demand in off-peak hours – thus optimizing passenger service.
At large airports the characteristics of the ParkShuttle system ensure the system is suitable for specific (medium to low capacity) passenger flows – e.g. replacing the current manual buses to car rental facilities, reducing waiting time and thus optimizing the service to airline passengers.