Gatwick Airport is to implement simulation technology from software provider Simul8 to help it plan improvements to the South Terminal check-in area.
The technology will simulate a number of scenarios incorporating real flight schedules and airline information and then provide a series of best possible responses designed to enable faster passage through the check-in area.
It will allow Gatwick's operator, Global Infrastructure Partners, to test the benefits of potential improvements to the area before it invests.
The Simul8 deal comes as part of a wider investment of £1bn in facilities, equipment and systems by Global Infrastructure Partners.
Other recent investment in IT has been around making sure the phone lines and check-in points contained in the extension to North Terminal are connected to the wider airport network.
The airport checks in 32 million passengers a year.
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