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Aéroports de Montréal’s Antoine Rostworowski discusses how Smart Security, automation and a single passenger token can help improve airport security and immigration.
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport will install biometric-based CLEAR security lanes later this year, expediting the process for pre-registered travellers.
Doha’s new Hamad International Airport and home carrier Qatar Airways will trial the Smart Security concept, while the airline has also received the Fast Travel Green Award.
Aruba Airport will be the test-bed for the forward-thinking ‘Happy Flow’ pilot, in which biometrics will be used as the main passenger token at all touch-points.
Virgin Atlantic, Vueling, airberlin and Iberia have already embraced smartglasses and smartwatches. What’s next for wearable technology in the travel sector?
A number of airlines and airports have already registered an interest in participating in the groundbreaking “Straight Through Travel” project – sign-up now.
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Australian Customs and Border Protection has launched a trial to extend the SmartGate automated border control solution to Singapore nationals arriving in Australia.
ACI and IATA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop Smart Security, which will be tested at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and London Heathrow.
Automated border control SmartGate kiosks will be trialled for outbound passengers at Brisbane Airport, following high uptake among inbound travellers.
FTE takes a look at the new paper from Artefact Group’s Rob Girling, which explores the future role of wearable technology and biometrics in the travel sector.
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Automated border control SmartGate kiosks will be trialled for outbound passengers at Brisbane Airport, following high uptake among inbound travellers.
FTE takes a look at the new paper from Artefact Group’s Rob Girling, which explores the future role of wearable technology and biometrics in the travel sector.
Members of the CLEAR programme, which allows passengers to bypass security queues, can now use dedicated lanes at San Jose International Airport.
New Zealand Customs Service and Auckland Airport are trialling SmartGate Plus – a one-step biometric e-gate system that enables self-service customs processing.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning to make its PreCheck programme widely available at a cost of $85 per passenger.
Human Recognition Systems’ MFlow Journey was recently installed at Edinburgh Airport to measure the journey time of passengers passing through security.
A new pilot at Dublin Airport allows certain arriving passengers to use self-service immigration through automated border control gates.
San Antonio Airport is set to become the sixth US airport to install CLEAR kiosks to streamline the security process.
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