Fraport

Speaker Biograghy: Ulrich is Senior Executive Vice President of Fraport AG, one of the leading hub airports worldwide. He started working as a researcher in digital signal processing at Institute of Applied Physics, University of Frankfurt. He was Senior Project Manager with Siemens building up air traffic managements systems at various airports worldwide. He has worked at Frankfurt Airport as Senior Project Manager, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President Ground Handling. Currently, he is responsible for the lifecycle management of all infrastructure objects at Frankfurt Airport e.g. runway systems, terminals, office and service buildings, baggage handling systems, aircraft bridges, 400Hz power systems, ground infrastructure comprising investment planning, construction project management and facility management control. He studied Physics and made his PhD at Institute of Applied Physics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt. He was a member of various inquiry commissions investigating airport functions.


Day 1 - 10 March
Session: Passenger Processing: Bag Drop, Check-in & Self-Service

16:55 - 17:20 - How to dramatically improve connection times between gates
Synopsis: Fraport, in its continuous search to improve the passenger experience at Frankfurt Airport, is looking into integrating a new innovative transportation system that will dramatically improve connection times between gates. This system, named ACCEL, created by ThyssenKrupp, is a technology that will improve transit times between gates; passengers will experience no waiting time and need only 140 seconds to cover a distance of 270m, instead of the earlier 415 seconds. This results in a saving of 66% for passengers. The importance of such an implementation will be highlighted for planning processes and facility development projects.

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