TORONTO - With physical distancing put in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the line of passengers waiting to board a wide-body aircraft could be a half mile long. Boarding typically is considered an airline function, but with 6 feet required between passengers, Toronto – Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) was motivated to take a collaborative approach, Rebecca Kanable reports for AviationPros. Continue reading original article.
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14 April 2022 - The Toronto airport aimed to put boarding information into the hands of passengers with technology. For their efforts, YYZ and IT partner Wipro Limited were recognized by AviationPros - a sister site to Military & Aerospace Electronics - as the airport project of the year.
The cloud-based Passenger Queue System (PQS) allowed ticket holders to not crowd around the gate and follow the departure status without installing an app. Not only did passengers have the most up-to-date info in their hands, on-time performance improved.
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