Helsinki Airport travel experience will be completely renewed in the spring and summer.
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- 23 Mar 2022
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The airport company Finavia will introduce next generation technology at Helsinki Airport to make security control quicker and easier. All flights will be centralised in one terminal, and the current Terminals 1 and 2 will become a thing of the past.
“Our entire development programme has focused on positioning Helsinki Airport services and passenger comfort to be among the best in the world. We have invested not only in streamlining transfer travelling, but also in the comprehensive development of customer experience. Opening of the new, advanced security control and transferring all flights under one roof are an important part of our service reform,” says Henri Hansson, Senior Vice President, Airport Infrastructure, Sustainability, Safety, Security & Compliance at Finavia.
Electronics and bags containing liquids can be left in hand baggage
As part of the Helsinki Airport development programme, Finavia has acquired state-of-the-art technology for the airport's new security control. Thanks to the new scanning and liquid analysis equipment, passengers will no longer have to remove from their hand baggage electronics and bags containing liquids.
“The new security control technology at Helsinki Airport means that laptops, phones or large SLR cameras, for example, no longer need to be taken out of carry-on bags or hand baggage. The plastic bags, in which containers of less than a hundred millilitres of liquid must be packed, can also remain inside hand baggage,” Hansson says.
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Doubling the capacity will speed up the service at security control, as will the new automated lines. The new spacious premises of the security control enable passengers to take the time they need to prepare and pack their luggage.
“At Finavia, we have invested in the testing of equipment and operating methods, as well as in the training of security officers. Attention has also been paid to the travel experience at the planning phase. For example, we have chosen a blue colour scheme for our security control, because studies show that blue lowers stress levels,” says Hansson.
Old equipment will remain in use simultaneously at Helsinki Airport, which means that electronics and bags containing liquids have to be taken out of the bag on some lines. However, this is a transitional phase only and Finavia's staff, security officers and signs will help passengers to do the right thing.
This type of new security control technology is currently in use only at major European airports and in the United States. As passengers may encounter different security control procedures at the various stages of their journey, they should be prepared and follow airport-specific instructions closely.
Terminals 2 and 1 will become a thing of the past: flights to and from Helsinki Airport to be operated via a single terminal
“We will centralise the check-in and baggage services for all flights under the stunning wooden ceiling of the new terminal extension, opened last December. Travel will become easy and smooth. Passengers will no longer need to think about which terminal they will depart from or arrive at. This will also make things easier for people picking up or dropping off passengers,” says Ulla Lettijeff, Senior Vice President, Helsinki Airport Executive Director at Finavia.
The transition to the new premises will take place in two phases during the spring and summer. In the first phase, from 21 March to 23 May 2022, airlines now operating from Terminal 2, including Finnair, Air Baltic and British Airways, will transfer to the new departures hall of the extension. Read More...
