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The latest news from ACI’s World Business Partners Zoeftig unveils new social distancing barrier UK-based Zoeftig has launched a new social distancing barrier, iZolate, in bid to help combat the spread of COVID-19. The solution is an adaptable and flexible system that can be retrofitted onto a wide range of seating types in a breadth of configurations. The patent applied system is constructed of 100% recyclable, lightweight corrugated card that is wipeable and can be installed in a range of orientations to suit the layout of each airport. For example, the system can be installed on back-to-back units and single rows of seating for symmetry and increased protection, while staggered arrangements across gangways with opposite seating positions can also be adopted to maximise available seat capacity, whilst still maintaining appropriate social distancing. The visual design of the card shields can also be customised with full colour bespoke prints, including airport logos, warning and advisory symbols, advertising opportunities and gate numbers. Paul Williams, CEO and president of Zoeftig, said: “As one of the leading manufacturers of airport seating across the globe, we knew we had a responsibility to support our clients in maintaining the safety of their passengers, without impending on the overall design and feel of the airport terminal.
“That’s why our latest social distancing barrier, iZolate, has been specifically designed and manufactured to provide a flexible, cost-effective solution that can be tailored to meet each client’s specific needs.” iZolate is an extension of Zoeftig’s new range of Infection Control systems, including waste control and touchless hand sanitising stations, which have been designed to further support successful social distancing throughout busy airport terminals.
Bombardier’s design for its latest INNOVIA APM 300 technology.
On the move with Bombardier in Jeddah Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport has become the first airport in Saudi Arabia to introduce an automated people mover (APM) system. Supplied by Bombardier Transportation, the dual-guideway, fully automated INNOVIA APM 300 transports passengers the 1.5-kilometre distance between check-in and the boarding area in Terminal 1. The APM has a capacity of 4,000 passengers per hour and travels between the terminal’s two APM stations in 85 seconds. “This type of automated train is only available in limited advanced international airports,” said KAIA’s general manager. Essam bin Fouad Nour.
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Multi-national construction company, Saudi Binladin Group, was the contractor responsible for the design and construction of the infrastructure. Bombardier Transportation – awarded the contract by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) – designed and supplied all system-wide electrical and mechanical (E&M) elements for the new transit system, including ten INNOVIA APM 300 cars with CITYFLO 650 automatic train control technology for driverless operation. In addition it provided project management, systems engineering and integration, testing and commissioning.
