FOREWORD THE FUTURE AIRPORT OF 2050

The report outlines the various ways new technologies have already revolutionised airports and checks in
on the startups trialling their innovations in airports right now. Examples include: a luggage checkin and
checkout service in the Paris city centre, allowing passengers to leave their luggage at their home or hotel
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Edward Arkwright,
deputy CEO of Groupe ADP
and retrieve it at their destination, powered by startup Alltheway; anti-fatigue mobile armchairs, helping
people with reduced mobility, installed by Toulouse furniture specialists Les Flaneuses; and AI tools to
supervise mass transit flows, spearheaded by Paris software company Wintics. But there are so many more
innovations listed in the pages that follow, including companies that haven’t partnered with Groupe ADP just
yet (we are always on the lookout for more partners).
The report also highlights the necessary pressure on the airport industry to reinvent itself by decarbonising
its activities and electrifying operations. That is why we aim to partner, support and empower startups and
innovators to find solutions, including, but not limited to, the widespread integration of hydrogen projects in
our airports, the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), creating respect for green spaces around the airport
and introducing eco-building and plastic-free operations.