Passenger Terminal Expo 2025

A prestigious conference that was first held in Hamburg in 1998, it has grown to become a staple for aviation industry leaders and influencers. Expect to meet with 1,750+ conference attendees from around the world, featuring board members, CEOs, managers, and their teams.

Future vision:
Dive into the future of airports where transformative innovation takes center stage. Explore everything from airport design and development through day-to-day operations with in-depth case studies and insights from some of the world’s most ambitious projects.

Interactive and educational:
The conference includes panel discussions, Q&As, and a diverse range of topics each day fostering a free exchange of innovative ideas and solutions.

Experts and topics:
More than 400 speakers from leading aviation authorities, airports, airlines, regulators, consultancies, and associated businesses will share their knowledge covering the latest trends and issues in the passenger terminal industry. See who spoke in 2024 here.

Network with peers:
This influential event is more than a conference; it’s a high-quality networking hub. Paired with one of the industry’s largest exhibitions, it’s a must-attend for senior executives and key decision-makers in the passenger terminal sector.

Conference track topics will include (not be limited to):

Please note some tracks may be combined

• Accessibility and assisted travel
• Advanced air mobility (AAM), vertiports and infrastructure
• Airport business management
• Airport cities, regions, and transport connections
• Airport design, planning and development
• Airport design, planning and development – Middle East and Asia Pacific
• Automation, autonomy and robotics
• Aviation security, technology, process and people
• Commercial development, retail, F&B, concessions, and experience
• Customer service, passenger, and workforce experience
• Digital identity and wallets in travel
• Environment and sustainability
• Facilities management and safety
• Future airports
• Increasing airport capacity and flexibility
• Management and operations - increasing capacity and efficiency, airside
• Technovation: AI, innovation, and digital transformation
• Technovation: baggage, systems, and integration
• Technovation: passenger journey – seamless, touchless

DELEGATE RATES, DISCOUNTS & PACKAGE

Your delegate badge will entitle you to enter any conference track with a great mix of presentations, panel discussions and Q&A, and include full hospitality on the day/s you’ve booked for, with early morning networking with coffee and pastries, refreshment breaks and networking lunches with a variety of international cuisine. There will be an event app to download* to organise your schedule for the conference, network pre-event and arrange meetings. Once your pass is booked and paid, you`ll receive a FastTrack code to print your delegate badge off on arrival at the venue and you`ll have complimentary use of the cloakroom to store your belongings. You will receive access to the presentations** via a secure download portal shortly after the conference – we’ll email you with the portal address and your unique login once it’s ready.

You can attend both the Opening Day Party and the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards ceremony and celebration which will be presented live in the expo hall, not to mention benefit from the amazing networking opportunities throughout the conference and exhibition! Entry to the exhibition hall is included on all three days even if you only booked a one- or two-day delegate pass.

Since its inception in 1998, Passenger Terminal Expo has grown year-on-year to become one of the most influential forums for the selection of suppliers for airport development schemes across the globe, with some 10,000+ people in attendance.

Passenger Terminal Expo is one of the most cost-effective sales and marketing platforms in the airport industry. It provides a unique environment in which a wide range of sales and marketing objectives can be achieved, from generating sales leads and launching new products to building brand image and maintaining customer relations. But most importantly, Passenger Terminal Expo encourages business to be conducted face to face – the most effective way to build and sustain customer relations.

As an independent, world-leading platform for the passenger terminal industry, Passenger Terminal Expo in Frankfurt will be the place to hear about the latest projects and industry trends and developments, see technology in action and catch up on the latest views of industry influencers. It is an opportunity to make informed purchasing decisions and be one step ahead of the competition.

Who you will meet:

• Airline management
• Airport management
• Airport and airline consultants
• Airport project teams
• Architects
• City officials
• Civil aviation authorities
• Construction companies
• Consulting engineers
• Government agencies
• International consultants and contractors
• Railway management
• Regional contractors and consultants
• Suppliers and specifiers for the airport sector

Exhibitor profile:

• Airport communications and wireless applications
• Airport security
• Airport security – CCTV, video and surveillance
• Architecture, interior design, construction and engineering services
• Baggage and cargo handling systems and equipment
• Car parking systems and automatic vending machines
• Catering areas and shop furnishings
• Check-in kiosks, technologies and solutions
• Consultancy, project management and business solutions
• Design consultancy
• Emergency equipment and fire protection (inside terminal)
• Fabrics, textiles and other materials
• Floor and wall finishings
• Furniture and seating
• Information display systems, signage and solutions
• Lighting
• Passenger handling
• Promotional displays
• Public address and voice alarm systems
• Railway technology, products and services
• Signage and wayfinding
• Terminal equipment and fittings
• Washroom equipment

Publicity:

Passenger Terminal Expo will be promoted to relevant exhibition visitors and conference delegates via a carefully planned and comprehensive marketing campaign. For the 2024 event this will include:

• Targeted direct mail and email campaigns to companies active in the aviation sectors
• Editorial coverage and advertising in an international portfolio of B2B publications that serve the aviation sectors
• The event website, which will be promoted via advertising and direct mail, and which will provide an online registration service