Author(s)

Xiaocun Mao, Zhiguo Wu

School of Information, Beijing Wuzi University, Beijing, China.

In order to increase checkpoint throughput and reduce variance in waiting time, the current security process of an airport in the United States has been taken as an example. Depending on the survey data, we use the queuing model to review airport security checkpoints and staffing and to identify potential bottlenecks which disrupt passenger throughput. And the method of improving the traffic volume and reducing the waiting time is deduced by the mathematical formula. The influence of the cultural difference of the passenger security process is analyzed by sensitivity. Based on the security optimization model, the security system is put forward to a certain extent to adapt to different cultural differences. The model takes into account the impact of parameter changes on the airport security process.

Safety Engineering, Airport Security Process, Queuing Theory, Passenger Throughput, Cultural Differences

Mao, X. and Wu, Z. (2017) The Optimizing of the Passenger Throughput at an Airport Security Checkpoint. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 7, 485-501. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2017.79035.