reader Posted October 28 Posted October 28 From Bangkok Post An automated biometric identification system using facial recognition technology will be implemented in six Thai airports later this year to let passengers show their physical ID only once. The system will be ready for domestic passengers on Nov 1 and for international passengers on Dec 1, according to operated by the Airport Authority of Thailand director Kirati Kitmanawat. To use the system, passengers will be required to allow access to their identification information when checking in at the counter or self-service check-in at the airports. The system will collect passengers’ biometric information and travel itineraries electronically, allowing air travellers to go from the baggage drop to the boarding gate without showing passports and boarding passes. Each registration is for only one journey. The six airports that will use the system are Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Don Mueang International Airport, Chiang Mai International Airport, Mae Fah Luang/Chiang Rai International Airport, Phuket International Airport and Hat Yai International Airport. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2891651/no-more-boarding-passes-facial-recognition-to-start-in-6-thai-airports Quote
Keithambrose Posted October 28 Posted October 28 1 hour ago, reader said: From Bangkok Post An automated biometric identification system using facial recognition technology will be implemented in six Thai airports later this year to let passengers show their physical ID only once. The system will be ready for domestic passengers on Nov 1 and for international passengers on Dec 1, according to operated by the Airport Authority of Thailand director Kirati Kitmanawat. To use the system, passengers will be required to allow access to their identification information when checking in at the counter or self-service check-in at the airports. The system will collect passengers’ biometric information and travel itineraries electronically, allowing air travellers to go from the baggage drop to the boarding gate without showing passports and boarding passes. Each registration is for only one journey. The six airports that will use the system are Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Don Mueang International Airport, Chiang Mai International Airport, Mae Fah Luang/Chiang Rai International Airport, Phuket International Airport and Hat Yai International Airport. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2891651/no-more-boarding-passes-facial-recognition-to-start-in-6-thai-airports Will be useful, if it works! I'm assuming it applies to all pax, not just Thai nationals? Quote
