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ASIA-PACIFIC AIRPORTS MAGAZINE
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Industry news Technology-driven solutions take centre stage in the latest news update from ACI’s Asia-Pacific and global World Business partners.
CONTACTLESS TRAVEL AT BEIJING CAPITAL New biometric technology can ensure a completely contactless experience for passengers passing through Beijing Capital International Airport. The human-free journey is possible as the airport has completely automated the entire passenger journey using SITA technology – from check-in and bag drop through to immigration, security, and finally boarding. As a result, passengers only need to enrol once during check-in then, according to SITA, experience “a seamless journey through the airport enabled by facial recognition”. Beijing Capital’s SITA Smart Path solution is the largest rollout of its kind to date, covering over 600 biometric checkpoints through the airport including 250 lanes of automatic gates, 80 kiosks, and 30 self-bag drop stations which will process passengers from international flights. Sumesh Patel, SITA’s president for the Asia-Pacific region, says: “Automation is more important than ever in this COVID-19 environment to better enable social distancing and passenger flow without compromising processing times." APA Issue 3, 2020
