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Destination CLT: Creating an airport “fit for a Queen” with disruptive smart technologies

Posted: 31 March 2025 | , | No comments yet

Watch this exclusive interview which took place at Future Travel Experience.

Martha Edge, Innovation and Experience Director at Charlotte Douglas International Airport spoke with International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles, about the airport’s ‘Destination CLT’ upgrade. The project encompasses 14 capital projects including a fourth parallel runway, that are part of the airport’s master planning efforts to build an airport “fit for a Queen” – specifically Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg from who the airport and city takes it’s name and who now presides over the Queen’s Court in the new terminal lobby.

Find out how the airport is incorporating smart technologies to improve the ambience, airport experience and enjoyment of travel.

Electrochromic glass with an IP address, experiential learning initiatives, Just Walk Out technology and digital tools – we discuss it all in this interview!

Plus, find out why Martha is anxious about the roll-out of biometrics to the beginning of the passenger journey. 

Watch the exclusive interview now!

 

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