Travelers Clear Singapore Airport Immigration in Just 10 Seconds Using New Tech.

SINGAPORE Changi Airport; CITY dwellers; INTERNATIONAL visitors; IRIS recognition; PASSPORTS; EMIGRATION & immigration

Singapore Changi Airport has implemented facial recognition and iris biometrics technology to process passengers through immigration in just 10 seconds, significantly reducing wait times. This new system has cut the average immigration processing time by 60%, down from 25 seconds. The airport now offers passport-less clearance at all four passenger terminals, allowing city dwellers to use facial and iris biometrics for departure and arrival without showing their passports. Foreign visitors still need to present documentation upon arrival but can utilize passport-less clearance when leaving. As of October 15, nearly 1.5 million travelers have cleared immigration without presenting a passport, with Changi Airport on track to return to pre-pandemic passenger volumes. [Extracted from the article]

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