Paris main airport unveils new baggage handling system ahead of the 2024 Olympics

(23 Apr 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France - 23 April 2024
1. Wide of scanner security for baggage control at CDG airport
2. Luggage going through scanner
3. Various of luggage storage
4. Suitcase going through scanner
5. Security lights
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Edward Arkwright, CEO of ADP Group:
"Transport from the Olympic Village will be protected and this area will receive special attention. The machines that examine baggage are exactly the same as those in the terminals. So we have ten machines that we call 3D standards, that are the highest ones. And we have a dog team who are there to clear up any doubts in case there is any doubt about a piece of luggage. And in case we have doubts about a baggage, well, the baggage doesn't leave and we prefer that the athlete leaves without their baggage rather than leaving with questionable baggage."
7. Various of scanner security systems
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Sebastien Malausene, Project manager of airport process:
"The biggest challenge are the oversize luggage because the athletes travel with all their sports equipments and they are not classic passengers with up to four, five luggage, they have sports items, with are oversize and we can't handle in our terminal and we had to build a specific way to handle this luggage."
9. Various of changing room for people with disabilities
10. Various of passengers going through the new scanner security check
STORYLINE:
Charles de Gaulle airport authorities unveiled, Tuesday, the security baggage systems that will be implemented ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games.
As the main gateway to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris' main airport has introduced new security measures ready for the thousands of athletes and tourists expected to come for the games.
The airport also unveiled the “baggage factory,” a dedicated space covering 10,000 square meters to process equipment and luggage of the athletic delegations leaving the airport following the closing ceremony.
They expect to process over 114,000 items of baggage just from sporting delegations and media and it is estimated that they'll receive 47,000 pieces of sports equipment, including 17,000 oversized items.
Security will be vigorous.
"In case we have doubts about a baggage, well, the baggage doesn't leave and we prefer that the athlete leaves without their baggage rather than leaving with questionable baggage," said ADP (Aéroports de Paris) Group CEO Edward Arkwright.
The airport has also unveiled new changing rooms for people with disabilities.
New scanners have also been installed that speed up the process as passengers won't have to remove items such as electronic devices, aerosols, or liquids from their bags.
“The biggest challenge is the oversized luggage,” said Sébastien Malaussene, the airport’s project manager.
“Athletes travel with all their sports equipment and they are not your average passenger bringing up to four, five bags. They have sports items, many of which are oversized."
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