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the airport’s terminal T1.
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The BSCA recently took
over direct responsibility
for the car park manage-
ment and with the aim of
harmonizing its equip-
ment, the airport has fitted
Automatic Systems’ BL
229 barriers in the taxi
parking area and in the
new P4 car park which
has only been in service
since September 2018.
“An absolute priority
PAS76X is an automatic top security gate designed to ensure
for us is security for controlled and rapid passage flow from a secure area (SA) to an
people and infrastruc- Non-secure area (NSA) by preventing any passages in the reverse
ture, as well as smooth direction. .
operations,” explained Pierre Der- “We decided to collaborate further
oubaix, Maintenance and Infra- with Automatic Systems, since the
structure Manager at Charleroi ability to harmonize our site by using
reliable equipment ensures security
Airport.
while reducing the costs of mainte-
“I keep in close contact with other air- nance and staff training.”
ports, and I participate in many trade
“Moreover, our global service contract
fairs on security. “
for the entire perimeter ensures that
“We even called on a consultancy for any of our response times are very
advice and to define risk thresh- short, something that our competitors
cannot always offer.”
olds.”
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