The onset of the monsoon season creates a spike in operational complexity for airports. Waterlogged runways, flight delays, and staffing issues are key roadblocks to the speed and efficiency at which airports operate.

But what if you could foresee and combat these challenges before they even showed up?

That’s the power of predictive analytics.

Why Airports Require More Than Just Reactive Operations

Traditionally, airports operate with reactive operations: monitor the weather, delay the flights, notify passengers. But as the costs and passenger dissatisfaction associated with every minute of disruption grow, airports must move from reactive to predictive measures.

According to industry data, 74% of flight delays exceeding 15 minutes can be directly attributed to weather-related issues.

Predictive analytics use real-time data across touchpoints, track trends, monitor weather forecasts, and status of infrastructure. They enable airports to predict likely disruptions and spot anomalies so you can prepare for them.

For instance, predictive analytics can advise teams of likely runway flooding based on current rainfall patterns and drainage status. Flight delay patterns can be correlated with specific weather windows so delays can be proactively managed. Further, gate and ground crew operations can also be adapted.

Empowered Intelligence: WAISL’s Digital Twin

The predictive layer comes to life through WAISL’s Digital Twin technology. It creates a real-time reflection of airport operations, to simulate, test and respond to real-world challenges proactively.

This enables:

• Simulating weather-related disruptions visually (e.g., rainfall, fog, snow, etc.)
• Modelling operational re-routing effectively for what-if scenarios
• Making data-driven decisions by function

From re-routing of baggage, adjusting gate allocations, to recognising the anticipated constraints, this helps airports remain one step ahead, even when the clouds are grey.

Combat Seasonal Chaos Strategically

The monsoon will always be unpredictable. But with predictive tools leveraging AI/ML, airports can prepare for and combat these seasonal challenges.

Predictive analytics can turn chaos into operational control, and our next-gen technology makes control actionable, visual, and continuous. Contact us to see how we leverage it.