BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES IN PRE-FLIGHT SCREENING AT THE AIRPORT

Abstract

The development and application of biometric technologies is a worldwide trend. The introduction of the first biometric passports made it possible to deploy dozens of national and international programs for automatic identification of a person. The biometric recognition platform allows passengers registered in the system to go through expedited check-in, security screening and boarding without showing their passports and tickets. The platform will reduce queues at the airport, make travel more pleasant and safer. The biometric recognition platform integrates with airport security systems, ticket booking services and airline loyalty programs. Along the entire route of a passenger's movement, the platform can recognize him by his face, recognize him at the check-in counter, open passages to the «clean» zone, to the high-comfort waiting room, and provide passage through the turnstiles at the boarding gate. In addition, the system will prompt the airline if a passenger who has registered on-line has arrived but is late for boarding, and if necessary, will help to find him at the airport. The platform is based on its own biometric identification algorithms based on neural networks. Individual elements of the smart system are already working at various airports, where identification is implemented during the initial screening at the airport entrance.