What will airports look like in 2024?

Rooftop pools, virtual stores or adaptive seating. Automated airports of the future will eliminate check-in lines and counters to speed up the boarding process and save time. Common areas will become places full of distractions, from art galleries and gardens to 3D movie theaters and yoga centers.

 

The second part of the study The Future of Travel, conducted by the comparator Skyscanner  advances how it will be  in 2024 the travelers' experience from leaving their point of origin, through terminals with extensive leisure and technology offerings, to arriving at their destination on tailor-made aircraft. The report predicts how passengers will be able to enjoy a quick and stress-free check-in, followed by a smooth and personalized flight.

In the future, the stay at the airport will be fully automated, which will speed up the entire process: eliminating check-in queues and even the counters themselves. Thus, passengers will be able to check in their bags while having a coffee and use their smartphones to monitor wait times in the security queue while choosing the best route to their gate.

Predefined digital tags suitcases will include information on flight details and destination allowing travelers to keep track of their bags throughout the journey.

These future developments,  along with the biomedical information cards (which will replace passports) will help travelers   travelers  travel information cards  travelers  travel information cards  travel information cards  (which will replace passports);The new system will help travelers save a lot of time in transit and boarding and will make their stay at the airport much more efficient, pleasant and quicker.

Once through security, the boarding areas become the beginning of a vacation experience, a place where you can enjoy the wait and find beautiful spaces full of distractions: from art galleries and gardens to 3D cinemas, rooftop pools and yoga sessions. In fact, according to a recent Skyscanner survey, 43% of passengers would love to have an outdoor park or beach as part of their airport experience.

The desire for wide-open, spacious buildings will shape the design of inspiring new aerocities across the globe, which will evolve and become a major airport trend by 2024.

The report predicts that by 2024 these wellness centers will be accompanied by interactive walls and floors, transforming stores into virtual shopping venues and creating new dining experiences.

In addition, new high-tech technology will allow passengers to smell, feel and see the products they want to buy from the comfort of the airport's rooftop pool. The phygital technology, a new retail format in transit areas, will make travelers able to make purchases with just a wave of the hand or through a simple verbal command.

Once on board the aircraft, the cabin and seats will be unrecognizable from the current ones. The seat will be able to be molded as if it were viscoelastic to adapt to the shape of the traveler's body and will incorporate an individual temperature control, as well as a holographic communication and entertainment device that will allow talking in 3D with friends and family and watching movies or listening to music.

Also, the sound adapters integrated into the seat headrest prevent other passengers from hearing our conversations,

and we will be able to use plastic gloves —initially in business class— to be able to hug relatives or  shake hands with a business colleague.