Customer challenges
Passenger flow, queue buildup, transportation capacity, and operational changes are difficult to predict before they impact live terminal operations. Testing changes to terminal layouts, staffing, processing capacity, or APM/shuttle schedules in the real environment is often impractical.
Peak demand, service disruptions, and emergency scenarios are difficult to validate through live testing. Full-scale drills are costly and disruptive, limiting airports’ ability to continuously evaluate and optimize operational and emergency response plans.
Customer benefits
Optimized layout and staffing, reduced congestion, de-risked changes, and better coverage planning.
Frequent low-cost rehearsals, tested emergency plans, trained response, and de-risked operations.
Key features
APM / Shuttle Real-to-Sim Tracking
Mirrors real APM and shuttle movements into the simulation for real-to-sim tracking.
Passenger Process & Flow Simulation
Simulates passenger processes and flows through terminal touchpoints.
Crowd & Queue Simulation
Simulates crowd build-up and queue formation in key areas.
APM & Passenger Flow Interaction
Models how APM operations and passenger flow affect each other.
What-if Scenario Simulation
Tests what-if scenarios before applying changes in the real terminal.
Drill / Exercise Simulation
Runs drills and exercises in the virtual terminal.
Before & after
| Before | After — with Linker AI Nexa |
|---|---|
| Before Flow planned from historical data and manual modeling. | After — with Linker AI Nexa Passenger flow simulated virtually to test changes before implementation. |
| Before Emergency plans tested via rare, costly live drills. | After — with Linker AI Nexa Drills and scenarios rehearsed virtually as often as needed. |