Biometric technologies in passenger clearance

Abstract

Having overcome a deep crisis, airlines and airports now report continuously growing passenger numbers, and existing infrastructural capacities at many airports reach their limit. At the same time, security requirements have been increasing since 2001, causing additional use of capacity and costs and declining efficiency. First Published Online: 14 Oct 2010

Keywords

• biometrics
• biometric technologies
• security
• security systems
• aviation security
• passenger clearance