Following a recent trial, Gatwick Airport will install the UV disinfection system on eight security lanes at its North Terminal by the end of the month.

The latest news on how airports are enhancing and expediting the security screening process, exploring the use of biometrics, passenger tracking, video surveillance, risk-based security, access control and queue management.
Following a recent trial, Gatwick Airport will install the UV disinfection system on eight security lanes at its North Terminal by the end of the month.
Finavia has announced that it will start disinfecting security control trays with UVC light technology that kills bacteria and viruses.
The new CT cabin baggage screening equipment will allow passengers to leave liquids and laptops within their bags as they go through security.
The new screening technology allows transfer passengers at Hamad Airport to keep electronic devices in their hand luggage when passing through security.
Manchester Airport has become the first UK airport to offer passengers the opportunity to pre-book a free 15-minute security slot, as part of a new trial.
Munich Airport has launched an interactive Testlab, as part of its LabCampus initiative, to raise digital security awareness among passengers and visitors.
The expanded security checkpoints will accommodate more screening lanes, while offering travellers a more relaxing, easier-to-navigate security experience.
Stansted Airport has become the first major airport in the UK to trial the use of compostable security bags, as part of its ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ campaign.
The Transportation Security Administration will lead tours and briefings, and showcase the TSA Innovation Task Force’s latest initiatives.
Smiths Detection’s Cameron Mann, Global Market Director – Aviation, discusses how Risk Based Screening will take security to the next level.
The 3D equipment is expected to end the need for passengers to remove their liquids and laptops from cabin baggage when passing through security.
A computed tomography (CT) scanner is now available at the airport, providing improved explosives detection capabilities at a TSA checkpoint.
The walk-through scanner uses space technology to image human body heat and has the potential to reduce queues as it screens people on the move.
SITA’s 2018 Air Transport Cybersecurity Insights shows that 89% of airline CIOs and 95% of airport CIOs plan a major programme around cybersecurity within three years.
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