Following the successful introduction of the first Espace Business, inaugurated in Paris-Orly’s West terminal in February 2015, Aéroports de Paris is announcing its rollout to the other Parisian airport terminals.
So, in the next few months, several new locations will be opening:
– At Paris-Orly, in hall B (Schengen flights) by June;
– At Paris-Charles de Gaulle, in terminal 2F and terminal 2G by the end of the year.
These future spaces will all be located in the departure lounge, and the selection of these locations is explained by the large number of business travellers in these terminals.
Created by Aéroports de Paris a year ago in Paris-Orly’s West terminal, the Espace Business is a working area for business travelers, located in the boarding lounge.
This free service includes a digital contact and information program in the form of the My Airport app.
A notification sent to registered passengers, when they pass near a space, offers them a professional meeting.
Aéroports de Paris also offers start-ups the opportunity to present themselves to all passengers waiting for their flight. By offering them visibility in front of business passengers, theEspace Business is a service that encourages the economic development of French start-ups. The choice of start-ups invited is made in collaboration with the Paris Region Lab and the association Parrainer la Croissance.
Aéroports de Paris develops an innovative approach
The Group has a web platform dedicated to innovation and relations with startups:
http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/groupe/innovation. At the same time, Aéroports de Paris’ innovation unit is tasked with identifying start-ups,experimenting anddeploying new products and services in Paris airports.
Several startups are already working on innovative projects for airports:
– Interactive Mobility renews the video offer in boarding lounges with enriched, interactive content;
– Hublex enables experimentation with a new, very light gyropod for mobile operational teams
– Elistair has tested a wired drone at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Keeping the drone in a “captive” position, this innovation facilitates flights in airport environments.
Aéroports de Paris, a founding member of Welcome city lab, the incubator specializing in start-ups in the tourism sector, also organizes “hackatons”, which bring together computer enthusiasts over several days to engage in collaborative computer programming.
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