British Airways(BA) Introduced Biometric Gates at Heathrow Airport
The biometric
gates at Heathrow allows passenger to walk directly onto aircraft after a
facial scan
London: British Airways, the largest
airline in United Kingdom, recently introduced technology to go through the
boarding gates at Heathrow using facial recognition. The system will be used
for domestic routes and specifically aims to speed up boarding process and
reduce errors.
British Airways will be one of the first
airlines to replace its boarding gate staff with automated biometric technology
in a bid to speed up the boarding process using facial recognition system at
Heathrow airport in London. The system will capture passenger’s face via camera
at the security check and will authenticate by second
set of cameras when the passenger arrives at the boarding gates.
BA has mobilized three biometric gates
at Heathrow’s terminal 5 and will equip 36 gates equipped with the same technology
by the end of this summer. The facial recognition system will initially serve
to domestic passenger and after successful trial, it will further expand to
international flights.
TechSci Research depicts that adaptation
of biometric at Airports will pave way for biometric market in future as it provides
security and accuracy thereby reducing
errors. Facial recognition systems using biometric technology at the Airports
is gaining traction to provide hassle free services while boarding flights.
According to the recent report published
by TechSci Research, “Global
Biometrics Market By Type (Fingerprint
Recognition, Facial Recognition, Hand/Palm Recognition, Iris Scanner, Voice
Recognition, Vein Scanner & Others), By End Use Sector, By Region,
Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011 – 2021” the global biometrics market is projected
to cross US $ 24.8 billion by 2021. Fingerprint recognition biometric systems
are the most preferred type of biometric systems used across the globe, owing
to their ease of use, low cost, high speed and accurate results. However, in
terms of growth, vein scanner biometrics systems segment is anticipated to
outpace fingerprint recognition biometrics systems over the next five years.