San Francisco Airport Cuts 90 Minutes of Daily Noise with 'Quiet Airport' Initiative
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Summary
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has implemented a "quiet airport" initiative since 2018, significantly reducing noise pollution by limiting gate announcements to specific areas, cutting overlapping PA messages, and reducing tenant music. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they used downtime to further the project, working with airlines to centralize and reduce announcements, cutting 40% of paging. In the International Terminal alone, they eliminated over 90 minutes of daily noise. Travelers have responded positively to the calmer, less chaotic airport experience.
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Instead of blasting departure calls terminal-wide, messages are limited to each gate and their immediate surroundings.
In 2020, they worked with airlines to centralize and reduce announcements, cutting 40% of the paging.
They claim that just in the International Terminal they've eliminated over 90 minutes of daily noise.
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