Music At The Airport, So A New Way To Reduce Passenger Stress

JAKARTA - Recently, many airports have presented music performances in their area. This music performance turns out to provide benefits for passengers as well as musicians.

Quoting from The Independent, Thursday, January 2, 2024, music at the airport can provide a sense of relaxation and ease the hearts of airplane passengers. Especially if the planes they will be traveling in experience delays in departing or delaying.

I like it. There are a lot of people here and they can hear it. If their flight is delayed or something, they could have had a tough day. So music can make them feel better, "said Tiffny Idiart, a passenger at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Listening to music at the airport can also reduce the anxiety experienced by passengers who will board the plane. This was revealed by the music manager at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tami Kuiken.

People's anxiety levels are very high when they travel. The Feedback we got was once they (passengers) passed the checkpoint and they were greeted with music, suddenly their level of anxiety and stress dropped," said Tami Kuiken.

Apart from passengers, music performances also provide benefits for musicians. Especially for local musicians who are developing their careers.

Local music that is played will also make passengers better know the places they go through or will visit. Musicians will also be increasingly in demand by many people.

"I get a very sweet response from people all the time. They say it's really satisfying to be able to sit and listen to music between flights. So it feels like therapy for them," said one airport musician, David James.