Smart Airport

Airports: the end of the line for waiting in line?

20 Apr 2023

[Infographic] Passengers at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) can breeze through the terminal merely by presenting their faces to automated checkpoints. These passengers are among the first to use a combination of digital tokens, kiosks, facial authentication to avoid annoying queues. Others are set to follow...

Is tech the answer to this summer’s airport pressure?

06 Jul 2022

Three questions to Philippe Vallée, EVP Digital Identity & Security at Thales

High-tech solutions from Thales optimise the air passenger experience from home to the airport

01 Jul 2021

•   With health restrictions and regulations in place around the world, high-tech solutions from Thales (Artificial Intelligence, biometrics, etc.) offer airports, airlines and border officials opportunities to increase operational efficiency, protect passengers’ health and safety and improve the travel experience.
•   A temporary digital token is created for each passenger when they check in, from any location and well before they arrive at the airport, and is then used to authenticate the individual in less than a second, with or without a mask, at different points in the airport (check-in, bag drop-off, security, passport control and boarding).
•   The solution reduces passport control and boarding times by an average of 30%, easing congestion while improving airport security and enhancing the passenger experience.