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Biometric systems are expected to lead the market for airport security systems in growth over the next five years, as the market increases at an 8 per cent CAGR through 2024 (Photo/ Biometric Updates).

Biometric systems are expected to lead the market for airport security systems in growth over the next five years, as the market increases at an 8 per cent CAGR through 2024 (Photo/ Biometric Updates).

Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence changing Africa’s Airports

Digitalisation of Africa's airports key to economic recovery and reducing aviation headwinds.

by Albert Nangara
August 2, 2022
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  •  Rising passenger expectations have put pressure on major transport hubs to bolster throughput, cut queues and make the journey from entrance to departure gate as seamless as possible
  • AI is already contributing to a large spectrum of applications in Africa’s aviation and air traffic systems, providing support to its managers (airlines/airport managers, air traffic management) and operators (pilots, air traffic controllers, airport operators, flow controllers)
  • AI is popping up across the entire aviation spectrum, from self-service check-in robots to facial recognition checks at customs. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics will fundamentally change border management, enabling smart borders in Africa

The aviation industry, without doubt remains on track to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the Airports Council International, global passenger traffic is expected to improve significantly in 2022 forecasted to total 7.1 billion passengers globally.

According to an article published by Business AM on July 4, 2022, Africa is expected to continue to recover in 2022 and is expected to reach 77 per cent of 2019 levels by the end of the year. This will be an improvement from 51.6 per cent of the 2019 levels in 2021. It states further that Africa will remain part of the highly impacted regions due to reliance on international traffic. A full recovery to 2019 levels is expected in mid-to-late 2024.

Overall recovery is expected to be driven mainly by the recovery of domestic passenger traffic. In 2019, domestic traffic accounted for 58 per cent of passenger traffic. Global domestic passenger traffic is forecast to reach 2019 levels in late 2023 at which full-year traffic will be at par with 2019 numbers.

Meanwhile, rising passenger expectations have put pressure on major transport hubs to bolster throughput, cut queues and make the journey from entrance to departure gate as seamless as possible.

Regional Group Chief Operating Officer at VFS Global, Jiten Vyas published at CIO Africa on May 31, 2022, added that long immigration queues at airports have been a concern with new complexities post the pandemic. With travel restrictions easing globally, border control authorities are likely to spend more time scrutinizing travelers’ records, given the added need to review health credentials and vaccination statuses.

Airports Council International lists some significant headwinds faced by the industry such as geopolitical conflicts, higher inflation, the risk of economic downturn, supply chain disruptions, labour shortages, and potential new outbreaks. African aviation will and is already being impacted by these headwinds. Navigating through them will be of utmost priority for all industry stakeholders.

There are three major factors listed by Phillips Consulting as shaping the global airline industry recovery. These are: the continuous relaxation or elimination of travel restrictions, a very significant rebound in air travel and passenger traffic (referred to as “revenge” travel by some; the unleashing of pent-up travel demand); and the recent surge in fuel prices are likely to become a threat to the recovery in demand.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is popping up across the entire aviation spectrum, from self-service check-in robots to facial recognition checks at customs. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics will fundamentally change border management, enabling smart borders in Africa.

Artificial Intelligence in biometric authentication at African airports

According to Frontiers, AI has been recognized to have a wide potential to reduce human workload or increase human capabilities in complex scenarios, but today it is evident that AI also has an important role in transforming our life by promoting more efficient existing services or new services.

AI is already contributing to a large spectrum of applications in Africa’s aviation and air traffic systems, providing support to its managers (airlines/airport managers, air traffic management) and operators (pilots, air traffic controllers, airport operators, flow controllers).

Governments are focusing on contactless travellers’ experience hence there have been innovations in biometric authentication at airports. For instance, Kenya ruled out paper verification of COVID-19 test results and vaccination certificates upon arrival, sparking local airlines’ adoption of electronic verification processes.

“These emerging technologies would enhance border officials’ judgment through AI-enabled intelligence in analyzing biometric markers such as facial recognition. Next in line, data analytics can help detect suspicious profiles by analyzing various data points that a passenger submits, right from booking an air ticket to applying for a visa and subsequent transit interface,” Vyas quoted in the article.

As early as June 28, 2020, HumAngle stated that Aerokeys Nigeria, an aviation service company, introduced AI robots that successfully performed facial recognition.  They also observed passengers with high temperatures attempting to board a plane, sound an alarm and identify the persons.

Artificial Intelligence in Aviation Market
Artificial Intelligence in Aviation Market. Artificial Intelligence in Aviation Market is estimated to grow from USD 241.73 Million in 2019 to USD 5,229.97 Million by 2027, at a CAGR of 46.9% during 2020-2027. (Photo/ Reportcrux)

According to an article by This Day dated May 20, 2022, tech-infrastructure costs and support requirements deterred many smaller African airports from investing in digital systems. However, capable and scalable cloud-based technology has become significantly more affordable. It is now also well within reach of smaller, regional airports that need to meet the combined needs to be integrated into the global air transport system and to be able to instantly switch-on additional capacity.

In Africa, so much economic activity depends on airports having sufficient capacity to facilitate efficient, reliable, secure, and safe air transport services. By transforming the passenger experience and meeting their customers’ airlines demands for better efficiencies, smaller airports will be promoting themselves and the communities, industries, and markets they serve as safe, convenient, competitive, agile, and user-friendly destinations.

In addition, the air transport industry has encouraged governments, regulators, airport, and airline operators to embrace digital technology. The result has been the advent of things we now take for granted, such as customer self-service check-in and self-baggage drop solutions, smart-phone boarding passes and various mobile apps, digital health declarations and trusted travel passes for storing and verifying boarding passes and COVID-19 vaccination status, and more.

Meanwhile, Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) was voted the best airport in Africa, followed by King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) at number two while OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) – all three in South Africa – came in at number three according to Creamer Media Engineering News dated June 17, 2022.

On a global level, CTIA was ranked forty-ninth out of 100 airports surveyed, a drop from its position of 33 that it held last year. KSIA slipped to fifty-ninth, from fifty-second last year and ORTIA fell to the seventy-first position, from 54 last year.

The world’s top three airports, the Hamad International Airport, in Doha, Qatar, the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, and the Changi Airport in Singapore, in that respective order, all held their positions. Narita International Airport, also in Tokyo was voted the fourth-best in the world, and Incheon International Airport, in Seoul, South Korea, the fifth-best.

Read: Zanzibar plans airports face-lift to meet global standards

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Albert Nangara

Albert is a Chemical Technologist and Author. He is passionate about mining, stock market investing, Fintech and Edutech.

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