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From London to the runway: why passenger experience still needs fixing

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:38:25 +0000

Last week, we were in London for Passenger Terminal Expo 2026.

Three days of conversations with airports, airlines, and industry professionals from all over the world. Different roles, different regions, but interestingly, very similar challenges.

And honestly, none of them felt new.

Because we’ve all lived them.

We’re all passengers first

Before working in this industry, we’re all passengers.

We’ve all been there:

Running through an airport after a delay
Waiting in line for what feels like forever
Trying to find someone to talk to when something goes wrong

Missed flights.
Lost luggage.
Gate changes.

And too often, the only “solution” is:
Fill out a form… and wait.

Sometimes with no clear answer, no real support, and no one available to help.

The real friction isn’t flying, it’s everything around it

Flying itself is fast.

But everything around it? That’s where things slow down.

How many times have you:

Spent more time in the airport than in the air?
Waited in long queues for security or border control?
Stood in line just to ask a simple question?

It doesn’t make much sense.

Air travel is designed to move people quickly across the world, but inside the airport, we still rely on processes that create friction instead of removing it.

What we heard in London

At Passenger Terminal Expo, most conversations came back to the same points:

Security bottlenecks
Pressure during peak hours
Limited service availability
The challenge of scaling without adding more infrastructure

Different airports. Same reality.

And there’s a clear understanding across the industry: the current way of managing passenger flow isn’t enough anymore.

A shift that’s already happening

What’s changing isn’t just technology, it’s the mindset.

Airports and airlines are starting to look at passenger flow differently:

Not just as movement, but as experience
Not just as operations, but as something that needs to be predictable and manageable

And most importantly: not everything needs to happen in a physical queue.

What we’re building at Moviik

At Moviik, we’re focused on solving very specific problems, the ones we all experience.

1. Time Slots for Security and Border Control

Instead of standing in line after a flight, passengers can:

Select a time slot
Arrive when needed
Move through the process without unnecessary waiting

It’s simple and it changes the experience completely.

Instead of waiting in a queue, passengers can:

Sit down
Grab a coffee
Move freely

Waiting still exists but it’s no longer spent standing in line.

2. Remote Video Assistance for Airline and Airport Service

Another common issue:
What happens when there’s no one available to help?

Not every airport has a full airline service desk.
And even when it does, it’s not always open.

With remote video assistance:

Passengers take a ticket (physical or digital)
Wait with clarity
And when called, connect with a real person via video

That person might be:

A specialist in another location
A central support team
Or staff helping remotely during peak times

The result:
Service becomes available anytime, anywhere.

This isn’t about adding more, it’s about doing it better

One of the biggest takeaways from London:

Airports aren’t necessarily looking to add more counters, more space, or more staff.

They’re looking for ways to:

Use resources better
Handle peaks more efficiently
Reduce unnecessary friction

And that’s exactly where these solutions fit.

We’re on the right track

Passenger expectations are changing.

People are more aware of their time, they expect clarity, and they expect things to work.

And when they don’t, the frustration is immediate.

The conversations we had in London confirmed something important:

The industry knows these problems.
The industry is actively looking for better ways to solve them.

And the direction is clear:

Less waiting in line
More flexibility
More accessible service

Flying should be simple

At the end of the day, this is what it comes down to:

Flying should be practical.
Flying should be fast.
Flying shouldn’t feel like a process you have to endure.

The airport experience still has a long way to go, but it’s moving in the right direction.

And we’re glad to be part of that shift.

Last week, we were in London for Passenger Terminal Expo 2026.

Three days of conversations with airports, airlines, and industry professionals from all over the world. Different roles, different regions, but interestingly, very similar challenges.

And honestly, none of them felt new.

Because we’ve all lived them.

We’re all passengers first

Before working in this industry, we’re all passengers.

We’ve all been there:

Running through an airport after a delay
Waiting in line for what feels like forever
Trying to find someone to talk to when something goes wrong

Missed flights.
Lost luggage.
Gate changes.

And too often, the only “solution” is:
Fill out a form… and wait.

Sometimes with no clear answer, no real support, and no one available to help.

The real friction isn’t flying, it’s everything around it

Flying itself is fast.

But everything around it? That’s where things slow down.

How many times have you:

Spent more time in the airport than in the air?
Waited in long queues for security or border control?
Stood in line just to ask a simple question?

It doesn’t make much sense.

Air travel is designed to move people quickly across the world, but inside the airport, we still rely on processes that create friction instead of removing it.

What we heard in London

At Passenger Terminal Expo, most conversations came back to the same points:

Security bottlenecks
Pressure during peak hours
Limited service availability
The challenge of scaling without adding more infrastructure

Different airports. Same reality.

And there’s a clear understanding across the industry: the current way of managing passenger flow isn’t enough anymore.

A shift that’s already happening

What’s changing isn’t just technology, it’s the mindset.

Airports and airlines are starting to look at passenger flow differently:

Not just as movement, but as experience
Not just as operations, but as something that needs to be predictable and manageable

And most importantly: not everything needs to happen in a physical queue.

What we’re building at Moviik

At Moviik, we’re focused on solving very specific problems, the ones we all experience.

1. Time Slots for Security and Border Control

Instead of standing in line after a flight, passengers can:

Select a time slot
Arrive when needed
Move through the process without unnecessary waiting

It’s simple and it changes the experience completely.

Instead of waiting in a queue, passengers can:

Sit down
Grab a coffee
Move freely

Waiting still exists but it’s no longer spent standing in line.

2. Remote Video Assistance for Airline and Airport Service

Another common issue:
What happens when there’s no one available to help?

Not every airport has a full airline service desk.
And even when it does, it’s not always open.

With remote video assistance:

Passengers take a ticket (physical or digital)
Wait with clarity
And when called, connect with a real person via video

That person might be:

A specialist in another location
A central support team
Or staff helping remotely during peak times

The result:
Service becomes available anytime, anywhere.

This isn’t about adding more, it’s about doing it better

One of the biggest takeaways from London:

Airports aren’t necessarily looking to add more counters, more space, or more staff.

They’re looking for ways to:

Use resources better
Handle peaks more efficiently
Reduce unnecessary friction

And that’s exactly where these solutions fit.

We’re on the right track

Passenger expectations are changing.

People are more aware of their time, they expect clarity, and they expect things to work.

And when they don’t, the frustration is immediate.

The conversations we had in London confirmed something important:

The industry knows these problems.
The industry is actively looking for better ways to solve them.

And the direction is clear:

Less waiting in line
More flexibility
More accessible service

Flying should be simple

At the end of the day, this is what it comes down to:

Flying should be practical.
Flying should be fast.
Flying shouldn’t feel like a process you have to endure.

The airport experience still has a long way to go, but it’s moving in the right direction.

And we’re glad to be part of that shift.

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Request a free demo of Moviik and start your transition to intelligent queue management today.

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Video Attendance: extending service beyond the counter

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:39:00 +0000

Not every service needs a physical counter anymore.

But people still want to talk to a real person.

That’s the paradox many businesses are facing today. Customers expect faster service, more availability, and support in more places than ever before. At the same time, businesses can’t realistically place a full team of specialists in every location, every store, every airport, or every service point.

Physical presence has limits.

But human presence doesn’t have to.

This is where video attendance is starting to reshape how services are delivered inside physical spaces.

When the store counter isn’t enough

Walk into almost any busy service location and you’ll see the same pattern.

A queue forming.
Staff doing their best to keep up.
Some customers needing simple help.
Others needing specialist support.

Meanwhile, somewhere else in the same network, another location might be almost empty.

Traditional service models assume that every location needs its own full team. But reality rarely matches that assumption. Demand changes throughout the day. Expertise is unevenly distributed. And some locations simply don’t justify having certain specialists on site.

The result?

Customers wait longer.
Staff feel pressure.
Businesses struggle to balance resources.

Video attendance changes that dynamic completely.

Bringing the right person to the customer, instantly

Instead of requiring the right expert to be physically present in every location, video attendance allows businesses to connect customers with the right person remotely.

In practice, the experience is simple.

A customer takes a ticket for a specific service. When it’s their turn, they connect to a staff member through a video call, either from a screen installed in the store or through their own phone.

Behind the scenes, the system can intelligently assign the right agent based on predefined rules: service type, language, availability, or location.

Sometimes the conversation stays entirely remote.

Other times, the interaction flows naturally between remote and physical service. A customer might start with a video call to diagnose a problem and then be directed to a physical counter to complete a payment or finalize a process.

The experience feels seamless, but the operational flexibility behind it is transformative.

When one expert can serve an entire network

One of the most powerful advantages of video attendance is that expertise no longer needs to be replicated everywhere.

Take a retail electronics store, for example.

Traditionally, if a customer had a technical problem with a device, the store needed an in-house specialist, or the device had to be sent away for evaluation. With remote video assistance, a technical expert based at headquarters can immediately assess the issue through a live call.

In many cases, the diagnosis can happen instantly.

Only when necessary does the device move into repair or warranty processes.

The result is faster answers for customers and fewer logistical steps for businesses.

Extending service beyond physical locations

Video attendance also allows businesses to exist in places where traditional service counters simply aren’t viable.

Think about airports.

There are thousands of airports around the world, and airlines can’t maintain staffed help desks everywhere, let alone keep them open 24 hours a day. But passengers still need help when flights are missed, luggage goes missing, or tickets need to be changed.

With video attendance, that support can exist anywhere.

Passengers take a ticket and connect with an airline agent through a video call, either from a video call box or from their own phone. Even if the physical desk is closed, a real person is still available to help.

Some airlines are already adopting this model in their service centers.

Suddenly, support becomes available in every airport, at any time, in multiple languages.

The physical limitation disappears.

Turning quiet stores into additional support capacity

Another challenge many businesses face is uneven demand across locations.

One store may be overwhelmed with customers, while another location just a few kilometers away is relatively quiet.

With video attendance, those quieter locations can help absorb demand remotely.

Staff from less busy branches can assist customers in crowded stores through video calls. This kind of dynamic resource allocation - sometimes called smart pairing - allows businesses to balance workloads across their entire network in real time.

Instead of hiring additional staff to handle occasional peaks, businesses can simply redistribute expertise when and where it’s needed.

Better experiences for customers

From the customer perspective, the benefits are immediate.

Waiting times decrease because more agents can participate in service delivery. Specialists become accessible even in smaller locations. And language barriers can be reduced by automatically pairing customers with agents who speak their language.

In busy environments like airports or transportation hubs, this can be especially powerful. A traveler who only speaks French, for example, can be automatically connected with a French-speaking agent, regardless of where that agent is physically located.

For customers, the experience feels simple: faster help, from the right person, when they need it.

A hybrid model for the future of service

Video attendance isn’t about replacing physical service.

It’s about extending it.

The future of service environments isn’t purely digital or purely physical. It’s hybrid by combining physical presence with remote expertise to create more flexible, resilient service networks.

Counters still exist.
People still interact face to face.

But the walls of the building no longer define where help can come from.

And when businesses can connect the right person to the right customer, at the right moment, regardless of location, that's when something interesting happens.

Service stops being limited by geography.

Presence becomes something you can scale.