Day one of International Airport Summit 2026 points to people, data and hidden capacity

Day one of the International Airport Summit 2026 in Rome highlighted capacity improvements within existing infrastructure. The event features Aeroporti di Roma as the Airport Partner and centers on optimizing current systems.

Participants discussed approaches from passenger security screening to baggage planning, emphasizing efficiency through processes and technology. The focus includes leveraging AI and data-driven methods to enhance capacity.

Energy resilience emerged as a key theme, with talks exploring how airports can maintain operations under varying energy conditions while expanding capacity. The discussions consider reliability and sustainability as part of the capacity agenda.

The summit aims to identify practical steps that airports can implement now, rather than relying on large-scale new construction. The program concentrates on practical, near-term opportunities within established facilities and workflows.