Mélanie Sarris, Deputy Director of Airport Planning and Architecture, Aéroports de Montréal, Canada

Speaker Biograghy: Mélanie has over 14 years' experience in the aviation industry and in leadership roles involving the architectural development of international airport facilities. With a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Design from the University of Quebec in Montreal, Mélanie started her career at an architectural consultancy firm and was rapidly given the responsibility of major projects for the Montreal airports. She was offered a position with ADM in 2007. Since then, she has worked on feasibility studies, planning studies, architectural standards, plans and specifications along with lifecycle analysis of the installations. She is a member of the Passenger Experience Committee and Innovation Group of the airport, and was recently promoted to the role of Deputy Director of Airport Planning and Architecture. She leads a team of 10 architects and technicians. She is recognised as a key decision maker in Aéroports de Montréal's development.


Day 3 - 22 March
Session:
Increasing Airport Capacity


11:55 - 12:25 - Expanding connectivity while simplifying the experience
Synopsis: Over the last 10 years, Aéroports de Montréal has considerably increased its international traffic with dynamic air services development, but also by facilitating connections. Increasing connections is an airline strategy that the airport has continuously embraced. Today, with connections being near 20-25% of its traffic, the airport is putting in place a plan, with the great collaboration of all stakeholders, to significantly increase connection capacity while simplifying the experience for passengers. This expansion is key for the airport to go to the next level, and in this session we will present and share the ingredients of this ambitious plan.

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