Montréal-Trudeau has become the third North American airport to install the new Automated Passport Control kiosks to help reduce queues at immigration.

Montréal-Trudeau has become the third North American airport to install the new Automated Passport Control kiosks to help reduce queues at immigration.
Vancouver Airport Authority has expanded its Automated Passport Control programme to include Canadian passport holders who are travelling to the US.
Chicago Department for Aviation and U.S. CBP have officially launched the Automated Passport Control kiosks, which have reduced queuing times at Chicago O’Hare.
New Zealand Customs Service and Auckland Airport are trialling SmartGate Plus – a one-step biometric e-gate system that enables self-service customs processing.
Implementation of Global Entry, the United States’ customs and border protection programme for trusted travellers, will soon allow pre-approved US citizens to fast track security at Saudi Arabia’s airports.
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service’s Robyn Miller spoke to FTE about SmartGate’s US Global Entry trial and the future plans for the project.
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An expedited immigration service has been introduced by Air China at London Heathrow Airport to speed-up the border clearance process for priority passengers.
Four new biometric-based e-gates have been installed at Marseille Provence Airport to expedite processing at immigration checkpoints.
Passengers flying from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport can now make use of the biometric-based CLEARcard, which is designed to speed-up the security screening process.
Four new biometric-based e-gates have been installed at Marseille Provence Airport to expedite processing at immigration checkpoints.
Passengers flying from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport can now make use of the biometric-based CLEARcard, which is designed to speed-up the security screening process.
Sydney Airport has revealed that it is to install additional SmartGates, which use facial recognition technology to speed-up the immigration process.
A new biometric-based e-gate system will be rolled out across Dubai Airport to speed up and simplify the immigration process for passengers.
A report by the Home Affairs Select Committee has criticised the use of iris scanning technology, saying the money would have been better spent on immigration staff.
Five e-gates will be installed at Edinburgh Airport in two weeks, in a move that will enhance the immigration process for EU travellers with e-Passports.
Passengers with a biometric-based e-Passport will soon be able to make use of new automated border control gates at Estonia’s Tallinn Airport.
Automated immigration e-gates have been introduced at three airports and one seaport in Taiwan to speed up immigration clearance for Taiwanese citizens.
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