Heathrow airport turns to AI to reduce delays - TechHQ

New technology could curb delays. The world's second busiest airport by international travelers (and Europe's busiest), London's Heathrow airport handled a record 80.1 million passengers last year. The logistical scale of such an operation is orchestral, requiring meticulous air traffic control 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When that process is subject to even the smallest disruption, the effect can be collateral and events can quickly grind to a halt, leaving tens of thousands of passengers grounded. Owed to a combination of the dreary British climate and the height of its control tower which, at 87 meters high, is often consumed by low cloud, the weather is perhaps one of the most common causes of delays at Heathrow.