4th January 2019
Copenhagen Optimization announced as the winner by International Airport Review Awards 2018
COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen Optimization, the makers of the Better Airport® software solution, including Better Security which sits within the cloud-based solution, has been announced as the winner of the best Airport Security Solution by International Airport Review.
In September, voting closed on the 2018 International Airport Awards; an award launched to celebrate industry excellence. The awards were open to airports and suppliers alike and invited organizations to submit entries which showcased innovation in 11 particular categories across the airport and aviation industry.
From over 80 submissions, the awards went to the public vote and after receiving more than 12,000 votes from engaged members of the industry. Using a combination of votes received and by judging each entry on its own individual merit a shortlist was created and subsequently then opened up to a select team of industry experts to decide on the winners in each category.
Airport users of Better Security include Heathrow, Dublin, London Luton, and Geneva. Better Security is a dedicated module within Better Airport® allowing airports and staff providers to plan the all security check-point operation in a single platform. Unanticipated queues are a thing of the past as the checkpoint operation is simulated to precision ahead of the day of operation. This allows the entire team to plan the security operation all the way from budgeting to execution and to performance evaluation.
Heathrow has selected Better Security, part of Better Airport® after an extensive software solution search and a one-month trial period with both Better Airport®’s security, check-in, and baggage modules implemented across the airport.
Other category winners of the International Airport Review awards include Budapest Airport, Calgary Airport, and Hong Kong International Airport.
“We are extremely proud and honored that our Better Security software solution has been recognized and voted by so many industry professionals,” says Sarah Procter, Director Sales & Marketing. “It shows that airports around the world have been needing for a solution to help them to predict, plan and optimize their security check-point operation and that Better Security has delivered hands-on value to the teams responsible for the terminal operations.”
Copenhagen Optimization (CopOpt) is a combined software and consultancy company specialized in analyzing and planning the airport operation on a strategic, tactical, and operational level. CopOpt offers the cloud-based airport operational planning platform, Better Airport®.
Through Better Airport®, airports create daily operational plans for all operational areas and update the plans in real-time as new information becomes available. Also, seasonal plans can be created in Better Airport® assuring that the right planning decisions are taken as far in advance as possible.
CopOpt is working with more than 30 airports globally and have delivered significant benefits to users of Better Airport® including a 25% decrease in wait time at London Luton Airport, a 51% decrease in wait time at Geneva Airport as well as an absorbing 18% growth for check-in and baggage infrastructure at Toronto Pearson Airport.
CopOpt is headquartered in Copenhagen – for more information visit www.copopt.com
PRESS CONTACT
Sarah Procter
Copenhagen Optimization
Livjægergade 17B 1.tv, 2100 København Ø
Phone: +45 30 91 46 79
Email: procter@copopt.com
