A whole new world is opening up to business travellers in 2024. The airport of Singapore Changi is to launch the passenger screening using biometric technology, in particular facial recognition.
The combination of the two technologies will eliminate the need for passengers to present passports and boarding cards.. Full biometrics is the first step towards a future where going through an airport will be almost as easy as taking the metro.
The switch to full biometrics will give Changi airport takes another step forward on other airports around the world. " Biometrics will be used to create a single point of authentication. It will then be used at various automated contact points, from baggage drop-off to immigration and boarding." explained a few months ago Josephine Teo, the country's Minister of Communications. " Passengers will no longer have to present their travel documents several times at these contact points. This will make processing smoother and more convenient." said the Minister.
The world's fastest airport
More than 5 million passengers pass through Changi airport every month. That's almost 60 million passengers by 2023. However, the hub's traffic is still 15% below its 2019 record. At that time, Changi welcomed 68.3 million passengers.
Speed and efficiency are therefore essential to the airport's fluidity. Even if check-in, transit and disembarkation times are already among the shortest in the world.
The Minister for Communications added that Singapore will become " one of the first countries in the world "to introduce such changes. This revolution in travel is expected to kick off in the first half of 2024...
