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IATA unveils enhanced security system
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled the first mock-up of a Checkpoint of the Future, designed to enhance security while reducing queues and intrusive searches at airports, using intelligence-driven risk-based measures.
“We spend $7.4 billion a year to keep aviation secure. But our passengers only see hassle. Passengers should be able to get from curb to boarding gate with dignity,†said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s director general and CEO.
“That means without stopping, stripping or unpacking, and certainly not groping. That is the mission for the Checkpoint of the Future. We must make coordinated investments for civilised flying,†Bisignani added.
The main concepts of the Checkpoint are (1) strengthened security by focusing resources where risk is greatest, (2) supporting this risk-based approach by integrating passenger information into the checkpoint process, and (3) maximising throughput for the vast majority of travellers who are deemed to be low risk with no compromise on security levels.
“It is time to rethink everything. We need a process that responds to today’s threat.
“It must amalgamate intelligence based on passenger information and new technology. That means moving from a system that looks for bad objects, to one that can find bad people,†said Bisignani.
The Checkpoint of the Future ends the one-size-fits-all concept for security. Passengers approaching the checkpoint will be directed to one of three lanes: ‘known traveller’, ‘normal’, and ‘enhanced security’.
The determination will be based on a biometric identifier in the passport or other travel document that triggers the results of a risk assessment conducted by government before the passenger arrives at the airport.
IATA says it will take two to three years to fully introduce the Checkpoint of the Future in conjunction with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), and 19 governments, including the United States.
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