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FRAPORT AG plane , redirect it , and make sure it catches the right train to the passenger .”
The second area of development was its noise monitoring system . “ I know from colleagues all over the world that they have also had issues with noise monitoring ,” says Standhaft .
Frankfurt airport is one that is surrounded by residential areas , which causes issues for the airport if not properly monitored and maintained . “ It ' s our task as an airport operator to analyse the noise . Does it come from a truck passing by the house of this person ? Is it an aeroplane which maybe creates too much noise ? Or is it something else ?” Such questions are the remit of the Frankfurt team when there are complaints from nearby residents .
To monitor noise across the Frankfurt site , Fraport has installed 40-something microphones and recording systems throughout the area . AI is responsible for continuously recording the data from the devices and maintaining a database of entries , which currently consists of some 500,000 noise cases .
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The automated baggagehandling system at Frankfurt Airport ensures efficient movement and redirection of cases across the site to make sure that passengers receive their baggage upon arrival . In 2018 , 28,949,770 items of luggage passed through the system , of which 595,588 were bulky items .
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