Network business travellers Lufthansa and Swiss are about to discover a new travel route for their business trips via Frankfurt and Munich. The two German airports will be the first to offer the new biometric system adopted by Star Alliance. It is based on the NEC I:Delight biometrics and identity management software developed by NEC Corporation, and works despite the wearing a maskcompulsory at airports. Accessible on a voluntary basis, and reserved for Miles & More loyalty programme membersIt will allow passengers who have previously agreed to share their biometric data to pass through access and boarding gates. contactless. Enrolment for the Star Alliance Biometrics programme is already open on the Lufthansa mobile application.
" We are extremely proud that founding member Lufthansa is the first airline to implement the Star Alliance biometric solution at its two airport hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. "underlines Jeffrey GohCEO of Star Alliance. " As well as providing customers with a seamless travel experience, it is also a key development in meeting customer expectations for a contactless and more hygienically secure experience. Star Alliance Biometrics is a key part of our strategy to become the world's most digitally advanced airline alliance. "continues Jeffrey Goh.
