Airport biometric deployment has benefited passengers who use them, and passengers' willingness to do so has also increased. At the same time, new deployments of SITA and Clear biometric technology have been announced, Nigeria airports are launching facial biometric technology, and Genetec has developed an employee badge solution that includes biometric background checks in the aviation industry.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s 2021 Global Passenger Survey shows that the use of biometrics appears to be improving the airport experience of early adopters. If this is done, nearly three-quarters of passengers (73%) will share their biometrics. Identify the data.

According to IATA data, only 36% of people said they had used biometrics during air travel, but 86% of them were satisfied with the experience. However, more than 50% of respondents are concerned about data leakage (56%), as well as with whom the data is shared (52%) and how to handle the data (51%).

As early as 2019, only 46% of respondents were willing to share their biometric technology to improve airport processes.

The survey also shows that 88% of people are willing to share information before their journey to expedite immigration inspections.

The flight boarding lineup is still the area where people most want to see improvement, 55% think it is the top priority, and 41% want to improve security.

"Passengers have already said that they want the technology to work harder, so they spend less time'being processed' or queuing. If this result can be provided, they are willing to use biometric data. Before traffic increases, we have the opportunity To ensure a smooth return trip after the pandemic and provide long-term efficiency improvements for passengers, airlines, airports and governments,” said Nick Careen, senior vice president of operations, safety and security at IATA.

SITA's biometric self-service check-in and baggage tag kiosks have been deployed in Terminal 1 and 2 of Frankfurt Airport to provide passengers with more choices and reduce close physical interaction with airline employees.

The announcement stated that 86 SITA TS6 kiosks have been integrated with SITA Flex and deployed throughout the airport to provide a unified experience with multiple airlines.

"As our industry recovers from the effects of the pandemic, it is critical to provide passengers with innovative, safer and smarter ways to travel, while ensuring our resilient and efficient airport operations," said the Executive Director of Aviation and Infrastructure Said Dr. Pierre-Dominique Prümm. Frankfurt Airport said. "SITA supports us in achieving this goal, and we look forward to welcoming more passengers back to the sky."

According to the "Palm Beach Post" report, just as the US tourist season is approaching, Clear's fingerprint and iris biometric technology has been deployed to Palm Beach International Airport to speed up security checks.

There is one clear channel at the security checkpoint in Hall A/B, and two in Hall C, one of which is for TSA PreCheck members.

By the way, the Transportation Security Administration has also signed the list of carriers participating in the international TSA PreCheck of El Al Israel Airlines and Global Communications. Idemia recently reached the milestone of 12 million PreCheck registrations.

An official at Palm Beach International Airport said that the airport's current passenger flow is similar to 2019.

The government of Kano State in Nigeria has approved a budget for the deployment of a facial biometric system to enhance the security of the domestic and international wings of Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.

According to reports, the State Information Commissioner Muhammad Garba (Muhammad Garba) announced that the budget for the facial recognition project was recently approved at the State Executive Committee meeting. The approved amount is N89.9 million (approximately US$220,000).

The commissioner told reporters at the briefing that this move is part of the state government’s efforts to strengthen security around the airport and maintain the same level as other modern airports in terms of counter-terrorism and easy tracking of criminals. "Wanted list."

Genetec's new Airport Badge Solution (ABS) provides management functions for fingerprint biometric checks and all other aspects of airport employee certification to support compliance with TSA regulations.

The company said that TSA internal threat program compliance checks often allow airports, especially smaller operating agencies, to scramble to obtain documents.

The turnkey solution includes automated fingerprint biometric technology as the third part of the seven-step background check and labeling process.

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