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That requires them to have a surplus of portable TVs and laptops, which I don't see why they'd have (and would be much more expensive to buy as backup than the
by kingbirdy 8y ago
That requires them to have a surplus of portable TVs and laptops, which I don't see why they'd have (and would be much more expensive to buy as backup than the white boards)
- mikepurvis 8y agoAlso, the full-manual solution of having whiteboards on standby covers a much broader spectrum of failures.
- londons_explore 8y agoAs well as a whiteboard on standby, you also need 1 person per whiteboard to keep them updated. In an airport as big as gatwick, you probably can't get away with anything less than ~10 whiteboards (5 per terminal). Which means 10 people. Not many companies have 10 spare people on site ready to act as emergency whiteboardmen.
- ryandrake 8y agoCan’t one person update multiple whiteboards?
- mikepurvis 8y agoThere are 21000 people employed at Gatwick airport. There are going to be a lot more than ten people on standby at any given time, waiting to take on exactly the kinds of surprise situations which are business as usual in a busy airport.
- lotu 8y agoIf your displays are openable and have the right connector you could just use them. However, as someone else pointed out whiteboards work in a lot more situations.