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Moving walkways, people movers, ground-level escalators, travellators, moving sidewalks…whatever you want to call them, if you have traveled through airports, you have likely ridden on one of these moving walkways.
Summary. Moving walkways help to manage passenger flow in airports. They also provide a pleasant break for travelers in large terminals. Art and sculptures can enhance the travel experience on moving walkways. Moving walkways are a common sight at most domestic and international airports.
Moving walkways are commonly used in larger airports, as passengers – often with heavy luggage in tow – typically need to walk considerable distances. Moving walkways may be used: in passageways between concourses and the terminal
Moving sidewalks, flat escalators or Trav-O-Lator machines, as the Otis Elevator Company dubbed their patented version back in 1955, can be a godsend for tired travelers, for those who can’t ...
The first moving walkways in airports. The first moving sidewalks in an airport were installed in the Dallas Love Field Terminal, which opened in January, 1958. Courtesy Frontiers of Flights Museum, Dallas.
In Newark, Chicago and other cities’ airport terminals, moving walkways have been removed to make room for more shops and restaurants.
The Salt Lake City International Airport's moving walkways are really slow. Can they go faster? An overly thorough investigation into moving walkways from Salt Lake Tribune data...