Case Study
aryve is Alive at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport (PAD)
See how Germany’s "Innovations Airport" bypassed the 18-month IT backlog and launched a frictionless digital passenger journey with zero hardware and zero IT integration.
At a Glance
48 Hours
Zero Hours
Zero Hardware
The Challenge
Avoiding the Smart Airport Trap
Historically, dynamic indoor routing meant installing hundreds of Bluetooth beacons, deep API integrations with legacy systems, and draining the airport’s internal IT resources. It disrupts operations and delays ROI. aryve delivered a lightweight spatial navigation layer that functions purely via mobile web and the phone camera—no app downloads, no hardware CapEx, and no IT roadmap delays.
The Timeline
48-Hour Deployment
Live in exactly two days.
Scan
aryve physically walked, scanned, and mapped the entire terminal footprint. The only administrative requirement? A standard filming permit.
Launch
The digital routing experience went live, instantly adapting to physical environments on the fly.
The Experience
The Innovated Passenger Journey
Every passenger at PAD now has access to an intelligent, real-time guide that adapts to the physical environment on the fly.
Multi-Stop Journeys
Passengers don't just route to one location. They can follow their full airport journey in a single sequence: Check-in → Security → Retail/Coffee → Lounge → Gate.
Contextual Routing
Whether guiding a passenger toward a commercial point of interest or ensuring a barrier-free path through the terminal, the system provides instant, step-by-step mobile web routing.
Dynamic Adaptation
The terminal is a living environment. If there is a sudden detour, a gate change, or a physical blockage, aryve adapts the route instantly.
The Results
Turning Passive Dwell Time into Active Revenue
Frictionless navigation does more than reduce stress—it breaks the "gate hugger" habit (where anxious passengers rush to the gate and refuse to leave). By instantly guiding passengers through security and confidently routing them, aryve expands the highly profitable "Golden Hour."
1.5% Revenue Increase
According to ACI (source), just a 1% bump in passenger satisfaction (ASQ scores) translates to a 1.5% increase in non-aeronautical revenue.
+30% Retail Spend
SITA data (source) proves that adding just 10 minutes of stress-free dwell time to the retail zone boosts average passenger spend by up to 30%.
2x Purchase Probability
DKMA retail studies (source) reveal that relaxed, independently navigating passengers are up to twice as likely to make a commercial purchase compared to anxious travelers.

Testimonial
Angie Reeh, Network Manager at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport:
"As Innovationsflughafen PAD, the 'Innovation Airport', we are always looking to modernize our passenger experience, but traditional smart airport projects usually mean months of IT backlog and heavy hardware costs.
Implementing aryve gave us an enterprise-grade digital infrastructure almost overnight. They mapped our terminal and went live in 48 hours without requiring a single hour of work from our internal IT team.
It is exactly the kind of frictionless, agile innovation we pride ourselves on at PAD—a dynamic platform that removes passenger stress today, while laying the groundwork for how they will interact with our commercial and operational spaces in the future."
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