Heathrow biometrics scores 81% traveller approval rating
Air travellers have backed biometric security checks after a four-month trial of the passenger screening technology at London’s Heathrow airport.
Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong.
The miSense trial was aimed at testing the feasibility of advanced passenger screening in the UK, which would allow the traveller’s details to be checked against various intelligence and immigration databases and ‘watch lists’ before being allowed to board a flight.