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Scandinavian Airlines introduces biometric check-in
Scandinavian Airlines has become one of the world’s first airlines to introduce biometric security check-ins in a domestic market. SAS will be using biometric security solutions by Precise Biometrics at baggage check-in and boarding gates across Sweden, following a successful trial period in northern Sweden.
This is part of Scandinavian Airlines’ vision of “simple travel” to maintain an efficient self-service flow as security requirements are intensifying at the airports.
Passengers will leave their fingerprints in Precise Biometrics’ fingerprint reader at the baggage check-in, where they will be temporarily stored. At boarding, passengers will provide a new fingerprint, which is then matched against the temporarily stored print.
The solution ensures that the person handing the baggage is the same person boarding the plane. The solution also guarantees privacy will be maintained, as temporarily stored fingerprints are deleted once they have been used.
A number of US and European airlines have been or are currently trialling biometric check-ins, but SAS is one of the world’s first airlines to roll out the service in a nationwide market.
“The new technology gives our customers an even more simplified travel experience and improved security. It also puts SAS at the forefront of global airlines that use biometrics in order to meet new security requirements made by the European Union and other authorities,” says Lars San General Manager SAS Australia and New Zealand.
For more information regarding SAS visit www.flysas.com or call 1300 727 707.
Graham Muldoon
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