BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS: SAVING TIME AND IMPROVING SECURITY IN AIRPORT SECURITY
September 1st, 2014
International airports worldwide are working hard to install biometric border controls that they hope will speed passenger movement, while maintaining, or even enhancing security.A key example of such new installations has been at Ireland’s biggest hub Dublin Airport, where since April 2013, travellers arriving at the 74-year old airport - which handles more than 20 million passengers per year - have had the option of passing through biometric identification gates in the airport’s immigration hall.The arrival of four so-called ‘e-gates’ is part of a pilot ...
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