The Canadian sky goes facial recognition. And so it is the national carrier Air Canada which is paving the way for this innovation, designed to make the passenger route. The company unveiled the 21 February this pilot project. For the time being, the experiment is limited to the international airport of Vancouver. For the time being, this will only apply to certain flights to Winnipeg. Access to the Air Canada Café at Toronto-Pearson is also involved. Other Canadian airports and airport lounges are also due to take part in this trial phase, but the timetable has not yet been specified by Air Canada.
To use this technology, travellers will have to go through themobile application of the airline. And the encrypted biometric data will only be stored on the passenger's phone. Passengers can choose whether or not to take part in the experiment, which is strictly voluntary. optional. Eligible travellers will be notified of this offer before their flight. They will then receive instructions on how to create their secure digital fingerprint.
As Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra points out, facial recognition should speed up the passenger's journey through the airport: " Our government and Canada's airlines and airports are eager to move forward with innovative solutions and technologies to modernising the passenger experience at airports across the countryThis will result in a more seamless and efficient air transportation system. Air Canada's pilot project will speed up processes at YVR and other airports where it is implemented, while respecting strict privacy measures and security standards. This project has the potential to make gate boarding easier and faster for Canadian passengers, while maintaining strong security measures. "says Omar Alghabra.
While Air Canada's initiative was logically launched in conjunction with the public authorities, we can also assume that it is linked to the airline's private partnerships. Last October, Star Alliance had positioned itself clearly on the biometric issue. The airline alliance, whose Air Canada is one of founding membersrecommended that 50% of its member companies have adopted biometric technology by 2025. An instruction received five out of five by the Canadian national carrier.
