Milan Linate Airport has launched a new biometric facial recognition system that allows customers to pass through the airport and board their planes without showing documents or boarding passes.
The FaceBoarding service is available for adult passengers traveling with passports or biometric ID cards, who must first register at the kiosks in the dedicated area near check-in island 8.
A mobile app will also be launched next month that will allow customers to register via their smartphones.
Travelers can choose to register for a single flight or for a year (initial registrations are valid until December 31, 2025).
They can then proceed to the dedicated FaceBoarding security entrance, where there is one expressway lane and two lanes for other passengers.
Additionally, customers can use facial recognition in place of their boarding pass when traveling on participating airlines; This service was initially launched with ITA Airways and SAS.
Milan Linate stated that “facial images are not stored, but are only used to create a biometric template necessary to pass security checks and finally board at the gate.”
“Personal data relating to the identity document are stored – in encrypted form – for a period ranging from 24 hours to December 31, 2025, depending on the consent given by the passenger during registration,” the airport continued.
“Personal boarding pass data is automatically deleted 24 hours after the actual flight departure.”
More information about the FaceBoarding service can be seen. here.
It was reported earlier this year that facial recognition could replace the need to show passports at UK borders from this year.
The measure would be possible by installing smart electronic doors equipped with advanced facial recognition.
Facial recognition will replace the need to show passports at the UK border
However, greater reliance on technology comes with a greater risk of technical difficulties: this week there was a nationwide shutdown of boarding gates at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh. caused long delays at passport control.
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