Hong Kong International Airport has extended access to its immigration e-Channel to frequent visitors, offering expedited processing through airport immigration.
Hong Kong International Airport has extended access to its immigration e-Channel to frequent visitors, offering expedited processing through airport immigration.

London City Airport has deployed new technology for passenger queue measurement, helping it to better understand and manage queues and bottlenecks.
Automated immigration e-gates have been introduced at three airports and one seaport in Taiwan to speed up immigration clearance for Taiwanese citizens.
Kevin McGarr, President & CEO, CATSA, discusses the role of biometrics in airport security and the viability of an international trusted traveller programme.
Amsterdam Schiphol has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Privium registered traveller programme, which is based on iris recognition technology.
SITA has announced the results of its 8th Annual Airport IT Trends Survey, which shows that airports are investing in IT infrastructure and mobile services.
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Find out more >>Passport Canada has announced that the long-awaited introduction of biometric-based ePassports will take place before the end of 2012.
Incheon Airport’s ‘U-Airport’ concept relies heavily on the use of biometric technology to enable self-service, so how does it ensure a high level of security?
Three airports in New Zealand will receive additional biometric SmartGate facilities to expedite Customs and border control during the Rugby World Cup 2011.
IATA has unveiled the first mock-up of the Checkpoint of the Future concept, which is designed to enhance security and passenger processing.
Three airports in New Zealand will receive additional biometric SmartGate facilities to expedite Customs and border control during the Rugby World Cup 2011.
IATA has unveiled the first mock-up of the Checkpoint of the Future concept, which is designed to enhance security and passenger processing.
The benefits of a global trusted traveller programme continue to be explored as a means to expedite passenger processing and enhance the passenger experience.
As e-Gates and automated border control systems continue to be deployed more widely, could expedited processing threaten to compromise overall border security?
The use of biometrics will become increasingly widespread as airports and airlines continually aim to expedite passenger processing, according to Unisys.
Sri Lanka has announced the introduction of the e-Passport as a study suggests that 55 million biometric passports will be issued in Asia Pacific by 2014.
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport has successfully completed a trial of an innovative facial recognition biometric security system.
The Taiwanese government is trialling an automated border control system to heighten the efficiency of border processing.
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