Dubai: biometrics at the end of the tunnel

Dubai airport is preparing to experiment with a revolutionary new biometric identification system between now and next summer.
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Dubai Airport's Terminal 3 should be equipped with the new biometric identification system by next summer.

Dubai airport is due to install an air traffic control system in Terminal 3 from next summer.biometric identification original. Passengers will pass through a tunnel packed with cameras - around 80 of them - hidden behind screens. The screens plunge passengers into a virtual aquarium, with moving fish to catch their eye and scan them from every angle. At the end of the tunnel, there are two options: a simple message wishing passengers a "bon voyage" in most cases. For others, a red light means more thorough checks. Dubai airport could thus radically transform the experience of security checks, with travellers no longer having to show their passport or stop in front of a counter to be identified.