As passenger numbers from India continue to increase, Sydney Airport has now introduced 'wayfinding' information in Hindi to assist travellers.
Hindi and Arabic have now been added to Sydney Airport’s 17 wayfinding kiosks at Terminal 1, the airport's international terminal.
the addition of these two languages means wayfinding directions are now available in nine languages including English, German, French, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.
Sydney Airport says the initiative is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the in-terminal experience at Terminal 1 International specifically catered to the growth of markets of India and the Middle East.
Visitor numbers from India have seen a 16.5 per cent year-to-date growth Source: Pixabay
International passengers from India will now be able to get directions, flight updates and information about shops, restaurants and other facilities in Hindi when using the airport’s digital wayfinding kiosks.
The user-friendly kiosks allow passengers to quickly and easily find their way around the airport, locate facilities such as showers and ATMs, get detailed information about shops and restaurants and find up-to-date flight information, including boarding status and gate details.
Sydney Airport CEO, Geoff Culbert, said the addition of Hindi and Arabic was part of an ongoing focus on using technology to enhance the airport experience for all passengers.
Trabajador en el aeropuerto de Sídney Source: AAP
“We’re pleased to add Hindi and Arabic to the list of available languages. We continue to see strong visitor numbers from India and through the Middle East, with 16.5 per cent year-to-date growth from India," he said in a statement.
“This increasing number of visitors contributes significantly to tourism, economic growth and job creation in New South Wales.
“Our multi-lingual wayfinding kiosks play an important role in making travellers from around the world feel welcome here in Sydney.”
Hindi is the top Indian language spoken at home in Australia with 159,652 speakers according to latest census figures. It is one of the top ten languages spoken in Australia.
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Census 2016 data has revealed Indians form one of the top five sources of migrants in Australia, with Hindi-speaking population going up significantly in the last five years.
New South Wales is home to over 143,459 people who have migrated from India, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
