4. Airport library
In the ‘Airport Library’ at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport , visitors can read books, watch short movies and listen to music. The 90 m2 library features several ‘reading towers’ filled with Dutch literature translated in 29 languages, laid-back reading chairs and seats with integrated listening devices, as wellas a reading table equiped with 9 iPads. Visitors can use the iPads to see the collection, or watch videos about Dutch culture.
5. Airport F&B
Delta Air Lines and airport restaurant operator OTG Management in late 2010 launched a novel restaurant concept at New York JFK and LaGuardia airports that allows passengers to order food and drinks via one of 200 iPads installed at dining areas at the gate. A server then delivers the food to the customer’s seat in 10 minutes or less. Food can also be taken to go or brought onboard. The iPads are affixed to the booths and counters at the gates and also offer other applications that allow travellers to check flights, read articles, play games, etcetera. OTG says the wireless Internet connection for the iPads is free, there isn’t a time limit on customers’ use and travelers don’t have to buy food to use the devices. Delta and OTG will also install iPad-enabled dining stations at at Minneapolis-St Paul Airport in 2012.