Alysia Lawson

Alysia Lawson is an ACI-ICAO accredited international airport professional (IAP) and serves as manager, terminal readiness and delivery at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). In this role, she oversees the readiness and seamless integration of terminal projects, ensuring alignment with the airport’s service delivery standards and operational goals. Her expertise includes stakeholder relations, airport operations centers (APOCs), passenger programs and process design.

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YVR delivers next-generation security checkpoint and enhances passenger experience

YVR successfully renovated its busiest security screening point while accommodating all passenger and employee flows with minimal impact on their experience. Originally planned to be completed in three phases, the airport took the bold step to fully close the checkpoint to reduce construction cost and duration. This presentation will explain how the design team, contractor and operations teams collaborated to design and deliver a superior solution within a constrained site to achieve the best results for the airport community.

The audience will learn:

• Early engagement with the operations teams and the construction contractor allowed for various delivery options to be effectively explored
• The use of data was essential to make informed decisions
• A collaborative mindset enabled project participants to bring an agile approach when providing input
• The design evolved during project development, but focused on an enhanced passenger experience throughout
• A renovation can produce an amazing end product; not everything exciting needs to come from new construction