Gate anxiety is costing your concessions revenue
Research consistently shows that a large proportion of passengers stay gate-side not because they want to, but because they are uncertain whether they have time to shop. GlidePath Air Retail removes that uncertainty — and turns reluctant gate-huggers into active retail visitors.
The safest path to the shop and back
GlidePath Air calculates the passenger's safe excursion window in real time — how long they can leave the gate area before they risk missing their flight. Then it guides them there, watches their time, and brings them back.
Safe window displayed
Based on departure time, boarding phase, and walking distance back to gate, GlidePath Air shows exactly how much time the passenger has available. Updated live as departure approaches.
Guided to open shops
The system recommends nearby shops, cafés, and services that are currently open and reachable within the available window — filtered by walking distance and closing times.
Automatic recall
When the countdown reaches the recall threshold, GlidePath Air sends a notification — visual, haptic, and voice — and immediately routes the passenger back to their gate.
Measurable impact on retail revenue
GlidePath Air Retail is built around a simple premise: more dwell time equals more spend. Every feature is designed to extend the time passengers spend in commercial areas, safely.
Confidence Drives Spend
Passengers who know they have a safe window shop more. Removing flight-miss anxiety removes the single biggest barrier to retail engagement at the gate.
Hours-Aware Routing
The excursion engine only recommends shops that are currently open — avoiding the frustration of being routed to a closed unit, which undermines passenger trust.
Per-Shop Dwell Analytics
Each retail unit gets its own funnel: passengers who passed nearby, paused, entered. This gives concession managers real footfall data to benchmark performance and negotiate rents.
Scoped Retail Login
Shop keepers access a dedicated dashboard view showing only their unit's data — footfall, dwell, and peak periods — without access to the broader airport analytics.
What GlidePath Air Retail does today
Honest split. The "Built today" group is working in the code right now. The roadmap group is designed but not implemented yet.