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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on May 17, 2007, 04:21:08 PM

Title: Eye scans brought in at airport
Post by: casper on May 17, 2007, 04:21:08 PM
Eye-scanning technology has been brought in at Gatwick Airport's south terminal.

The iris-recognition system is already in use at Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester airports to speed up entry into the UK for frequent flyers.

Signed-up passengers look into a camera at an automated barrier which recognises data stored on a database, together with their passport details.

Immigration minister Liam Byrne has launched the scheme at Gatwick.

More Info (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/6664747.stm)