Dortmund Airport relies on MATERNA „SecureAccess“ solution: improved security by enhanced access control
Improved passenger security and convenience
Dortmund, 2011-07-05
To further improve passenger security and convenience, Dortmund Airport decided to adopt the solution „SecureAccess“ by MATERNA Information & Communications, which allows for electronic control of bording passes.
After a short testing phase MATERNA gave its Secure Access solution to Dortmund airport officially on July 5th, 2011.
All of today’s passengers use boarding passes with integrated barcodes they either printed out on their own PC via Web check-in or which they received on their mobile phone. This trend leads to new requirements on the airport operator side to rearrange access to security-relevant areas on their premises and to guarantee airport passenger service security.
After the passenger’s check-in and baggage registration, he uses his boarding pass to enter the security area via the „SecureAccess Point“. Here, the MATERNA software scans the boarding pass barcode and immediately checks whether the data on the boarding pass represents a valid flight and whether the passenger gains access. Thus, misusage of boarding passes is prevented. The electronic collection of flight data supersedes checking the boarding pass manually.
Improvements in departure organisation
Furthermore, by introducing the new access control system, Dortmund Airport gains a lot of additional information which will help optimizing the departure organisation and, hence, improve the passenger service. For instance, the MATERNA software registers those checked-in passengers who already accessed the departure area. This data helps deciding if passengers on the waiting list can move up quicker; departure delays can thus be avoided. By means of „SecureAccess“, peak times can be analyzed and the airport personnel can be disposed accordingly.
More information for airport passengers
Also, using MATERNA’s „SecureAccess“ contains numerous advantages for the passenger himself: Passing the SecureAccess point, he can be shown personalised information about his flight on a display, e. g. about departure gate changes or possible delays.
About MATERNA Information & Communications
As a leading information technology service provider, MATERNA employs approximately 1,300 staff throughout Europe and achieved a turnover of 152 million Euros with their two business divisions in 2010. The Information division provides process and technology consulting and implements appropriate IT solutions as well as delivering maintenance, operational and training services. The target groups are IT departments and specialist user departments in large and medium-sized companies. MATERNA is highly skilled in the segments of IT service management, individual solutions and portals as well as in SAP corporate solutions. They also have in-depth knowledge and expertise in the public sector and for IT service providers. MATERNA Communications has comprehensive know-how in marketing services for new media, e-commerce and m-commerce solutions, voice and video applications, service platforms and hosting. In addition to innovative MVNE solutions, their portfolio also comprises integrated passenger services for airlines and airports.
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Phone: +49 231 5599 8396
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Email: antje.kraemer@materna.de
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