Stansted
UK Airports Scrap Iris Scanners In Favour Of E-Passports
Six years after installing iris recognition scanners at several airports throughout the UK, the region’s border agency will scrap the technology in favour of electronic passports. Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) terminals have already closed at the airports in Birmingham and Manchester, and the remaining terminals at Heathrow and Gatwick will be shut down after [...]
London airport introduces biometric scanners
London’s Stansted Airport has begun using biometric e-passport gates that use facial recognition technology to process incoming passengers. Passengers with new e-passports traveling to the UK via Stansted can use the Autogates, which scan their face and check their passport photo in seconds – both helping to save time in line and provide a more [...]
