• Engineering and Consulting Services
• Automated People Mover
• Baggage Handling
• Screening Solutions
• Simulations
• Terminal Planning
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Münster-Osnabrück Airport (Germany)

1999 - 2003

The new terminal building at Münster-Osnabrück International Airport was opened on the 1st of June 2001 and is designed to handle 2.5 million passengers per year. In the next phase of this project, the terminal and the related extension of the baggage handling system can be extended to handle up to 5 million passengers per year. Münster-Osnabrück International Airport contracted Logplan to plan and implement the baggage handling system (BHS). This system provides an in-line 100% baggage screening process using 5 screening levels.

The unique transport system is based on individual self propelled vehicles. The initial installed configuration contains 30 vehicles. The system has one belt-conveyor link to the check-in-area, where 20 check-in counters are installed. The belt transports the bags from the check-in counters to the loading station of the self propelled system. Each vehicle is equipped with a cross belt which takes over the bags provided at the loading station. Once loaded onto the vehicle, bags are sorted to 22 destination chutes of the BHS with a transportation speed of up to 10 m/s (1,920 ft/min).

Logplan planned and designed the baggage handling system, produced the tender documents, supported the airport to select the supplier for the realization of the project, controlled the detailed planning, implementation, testing and the commissioning of the system.

During the planning phase of this system, Logplan designed a concept for 100% baggage screening that was coordinated with the government authorities responsible for all security at the airport. Based on the experiences gained from earlier projects, Logplan developed a 100% screening concept appropriate to the demands of the airport as well as the demands of the government authorities.

The X-ray machines used in the system were selected through a separate tender process. Logplan was responsible for the tender document creation and supported with the selection of the screening equipment. Logplan also played a key role in the implementation and testing of the integrated system.