Storyline: Chinese airport deploys autonomous airbridge system [Voice_over] The Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport in northwest China has become the first in the country to fully implement autonomous aircraft boarding bridge docking. Typically, the aerobridges that passengers walk through when boarding, are attached to the planes by a trained professional, which takes about one minute longer on average compared to the automated boarding bridges. The airport’s 86 smart airbridges can be remotely operated from a control room, eliminating the need for on-site personnel, and improving docking efficiency by 65 percent. The airport handles about 450 flights per day. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]