KLM Tests Facial Recognition to Ease Boarding Without Passes
- Dutch airline, Amsterdam airport test system for three months
- Move joins others using digital technology for speed, security
Air France-KLM Group aircraft sit next to the terminal at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. European airspace that was closed by the volcanic eruption in Iceland gradually reopened to flights today after transport ministers said planes could fly through thinner parts of the ash plume.
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KLM will use face-scanning technology at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in a test of ways to speed up the boarding process and improve security.
The three-month trial requires passengers to register in advance and then scan boarding passes, passports and faces at a special kiosk, the airport said in an e-mailed statement. The test will take place at a selected gate at KLM’s hub.