South Africa’s Airport Authority Begins Biometric Upgrade
A project to bring a biometric upgrade to South Africa’s airports has gotten underway and appears to be on track, according to a new report. Airports Company South Africa says its R100-million (€4.9m) biometric and e-gate project is progressing well, with a rollout expected within the next two years.
The update comes after ACSA awarded a digital transformation project to IDEMIA toward the end of last year, with the French company mandated to provide its Passenger Flow Facilitation (PFF) solution across nine South African airports.
In a note to Tourism Update, ACSA explained that the rollout of biometric and digital identity technology would be phased. The airport operator is leveraging facial recognition technology to streamline immigration processes, reduce transaction times, and enhance security.
Source: Find Biometrics