Acsa’s R100 million (€4.9m) biometric and e-gate project for South Africa’s airports is well under way and looks set to roll out within the coming two years.
It’s just as well that Acsa is adopting a proactive approach – Iata predicts that by 2040 airports will be handling twice as many passengers as in 2019, and the consensus among many is that those that do not have the efficiencies and speed provided by biometrics and e-gates could be overwhelmed by passenger numbers.
In an update provided to Tourism Update, the airport operator revealed that it had begun rolling out its biometric and digital identity technology in what it says will be a “phased approach”. Acsa reported some passenger reluctance in the pilot phase.
“Acsa is leveraging facial recognition technology as part of our biometric-based border control systems to streamline immigration processes, reduce transaction times, and enhance security. While the initial pilot project did not meet the expected…
