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The full replacement of Guernsey Airport’s Hold Baggage System is nearing completion despite the challenges posed by the covid pandemic.
The project is expected to be complete by the end of this month, after extensive equipment and site acceptance testing of the system began in the first quarter of the year.
The system processes and screens passenger hold baggage from the check-in desk before the items are loaded onto aircraft.
Pictured: Baggage testing is currently underway at Guernsey Airport.
Guernsey Ports’ Head of Passenger Operations and Aviation Security, Steve Langlois said:
“The project team have managed many challenges through the duration of phase one of this complex project. At the same time, Guernsey Airport has had to ensure any disruption to passenger and baggage operations has been kept to a minimum.
“I would like to thank passengers, our business partners and our staff for their patience and understanding whilst phase one was underway. This multi-million pound investment in airport infrastructure is now providing state of the art scanning equipment and meets the latest aviation security standards.”
The new system has built-in resilience, since both scanners are now identical, and the airport has the capability to automatically divert baggage between both scanners to reduce disruption for passengers.
Pictured: The completed project should reduce waiting times at the airport.
Mr Langlois added: “Early indications suggest the new scanning technology and the conveyor systems are performing well. The scanning technology is very different compared to the equipment it replaces. The technology provides scanning quality on a par with CT medical screening, giving security staff vastly more enhanced imaging capability.”
A new project is due to commence after the Easter holidays to upgrade equipment in the passenger security area prior to departures.
Once the project is completed, it is anticipated that there will be improvements in the passenger journey experience including a reduction in passenger processing and queue times.
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