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Article: Airports stall on high-tech
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 6, 2008
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Self-destructing DVDs that you can take on a plane, watch on your
laptop, then throw away. Antimicrobial disposable floor mats that
prevent the spread of foot fungi at airport security checkpoints.
Futuristic, driverless cars that transport travelers between
terminals.
These are among the amenities and technologies companies hawked
at the Airports Council International's annual conference at the
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center last month. But
the features can be tough to sell at a time when airports
increasingly are looking for ways to reduce costs and boost revenue
as they face fewer flights and passengers.
"This is a slow business to get into," said Peter J. Muller, ...