Abu Dhabi
\nAbu Dhabi\u2019s Zayed International Airport in the United Arab Emirates is a \u00a32.3 billion hi-tech facility which is on track to be the world\u2019s first passport-free airport by 2025.
\nThe airport\u2019s \u201cSmart Travel Project\u201d, will implement biometric sensors at all checkpoints, such as check-in counters, immigration booths, duty-free tills, airline lounges, and boarding gates.
\nThe airport\u2019s innovative approach was praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently with the words \u201cUS needs to catch up\u201d, Daily Express reported.
\nAndrew Murphy, the chief information officer at Abu Dhabi Airport said: \u201cWe\u2019re expanding to nine touchpoints and this would be a world first. It\u2019s designed with no pre-enrollment required, passengers are automatically recognized and authenticated as they move through the airport, significantly speeding up the entire process.\u201d
\nMurphy explained that anyone who arrives for the first time in the UAE, be it residents or tourists, has their biometrics collected at immigration by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP).
\nHe added: \u201cWhere the real unique nature comes in is that this particular biometric solution here is to partner with ICP to utilise that data in order to make this passenger experience seamless. And that\u2019s why everybody can use it.\u201d
\nAccording to a survey by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 75% of passengers prefer using biometric data over paper passports and boarding passes.
\nFor those who are uncomfortable with the technology, traditional verification processes will still be available.
\nLouise Cole, head of customer experience and facilitation for IATA, said that one of the reasons the industry is so behind in getting to that fully contactless biometric experience is that \u201cit\u2019s hard to imagine any other consumer process that you go through where you have to stop and prove something again and again and again.\u201d
\nHowever, Singapore\u2019s Changi Airport adopting this technology in collaboration with the government\u2019s immigration authority to develop a biometric clearance system available to both residents and tourists.
\nThe system will be rolled out gradually, beginning this month.
\nHong Kong International Airport, Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda, and Delhi\u2019s Indira Gandhi International have also introduced biometric terminals at various points during transit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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