SITA Smart Path brings complete biometric passenger processing answer to all terminals and airways at Frankfurt Airport
Beginning this 12 months, passengers touring via Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) can breeze via the assorted steps within the journey – from check-in to boarding – just by scanning their faces at biometric touchpoints throughout the airport. This answer might be rolled out and out there to all airways on the airport.
The implementation will see extra biometric touchpoints put in by spring 2023. From enrollment at a kiosk or counter, to pre-security automated gates and self-boarding gates, passengers can use biometric know-how to seamlessly go via every stage of the journey by merely scanning their face.
The undertaking breaks new floor within the growth of digital journey by offering a real common-use biometric platform in any respect Fraport terminals, open to all airways working on the airport. It combines day of journey enrollment, Star Alliance Biometrics, and extra biometric hubs underneath the umbrella of the SITA Smart Path platform.
For Lufthansa passengers particularly, because of the mixing of SITA Smart Path with Star Alliance Biometrics, the know-how makes use of the biometric identities of Lufthansa passengers enrolled on Star Alliance’s platform, enabling seamless identification of passengers with out extra course of steps throughout a number of taking part airports and airways.
This implementation performs a key half in paving the best way for the rollout of biometrics throughout Star Alliance’s international community, because it endeavors to have extra of its 26 member carriers utilizing biometric know-how progressively. Key learnings from the Fraport undertaking might be thought-about for additional implementations throughout the community.
The NEC I:Delight digital identification administration platform, which is totally built-in with SITA Smart Path, ranked No.1 a number of occasions because the world’s most correct face recognition know-how in vendor exams performed by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It permits passengers who’ve opted to make use of the service to be recognized shortly and precisely, even on the transfer. Passengers who don’t want to use the answer can verify in utilizing a conventional check-in counter.
Dr. Pierre Dominique Prümm, Member of the Executive Board and Executive Director Aviation & Infrastructure, Fraport AG, mentioned: “Emerging from the pandemic, passengers are embracing technology to boost efficiency and place them in control of their travel. We are extremely excited to be able to transform the experience for all our passengers across all terminals and carriers with one simple, intuitive solution. We also value that SITA and NEC’s innovative technology allows our infrastructure to be truly future-proof, with the capacity to grow with us as industry demands and travel patterns shift.”
Sergio Colella, SITA President for Europe, mentioned: “We are delighted to be working with key industry players to bring the benefits of biometric technology to passengers everywhere. With this implementation, Fraport is leading the industry in responding to shifting passenger demands for greater autonomy and convenience, while helping to maximize operational efficiencies.”
Jason Van Sice, Vice President for NEC Advanced Recognition Systems mentioned: “We have a wealth of experience combining our technical know-how with SITA’s understanding of the air transport industry. We are proud to be upgrading Lufthansa and Fraport customers’ experience with next-generation biometric technology, and we applaud Star Alliance’s initiative to bring these benefits to its broader network.”
