TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 51: Impacts of Aging Travelers on Airports describes the challenges of wayfinding, fatigue, technology and equipment, and needed amenities, as well as the practices that airports are enacting to accommodate and improve the airport experience of aging travelers. The report is designed to help users better understand the aging demographic, and define issues and implement effective practices to accommodate aging travelers at airports.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2014. Impacts of Aging Travelers on Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22417.
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