What’s the main challenge facing airports today?
Airports face several interlocking challenges. Decarbonisation needs to be balanced with business viability. There are digital transformation demands and expectations around emerging future flight technologies. Climate adaptation and extreme weather events coupled with increased geopolitical tensions are causing economic shocks and disrupting operational activities. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, airports also need to understand their vulnerabilities, particularly if another complete shutdown becomes necessary.
Many of these challenges are emerging risks that aren’t backed up with historical data, and there are also workforce challenges, with organisations needing to establish ways to attract skills and achieve more with less experienced teams.
