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Birmingham Airport begins piloting thermal camera technology
A three-week trial of thermal camera technology has begun at Birmingham International Airport.
The trial is a joint initiative between Swissport Western Europe and smart infrastructure solutions company Costain.
It uses a thermal camera, which is positioned at the boarding gate to pinpoint the temperature of passengers as they pass through.
The technology alerts the member of staff watching the monitor to anyone with an elevated temperature, a key indicator for Covid-19.
The thermal cameras can monitor multiple individuals at any one time up to five metres away.
This means the temperature checks can be done as people move through an airport at established points so there should be no additional queuing as a result of the trials.
While not everyone with Covid-19 has a temperature and not everyone with a temperature has Covid-19, thermal imaging acts as a filter to reduce transmission and will be one way to restore passenger confidence.
It has been recommended by the International Air Transport Association as part of a layered biosecurity approach for re-starting passenger flights amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Andy Clarke, aviation director at Costain, said: "There is huge potential for thermal imaging technology to be integrated into airline and airport systems over time."
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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