Precise Biometrics secures Scandinavian Airlines baggage control deal
As Scandinavian Airlines becomes the first airline to introduce biometric security checks on domestic flights in Sweden, Precise Biometrics has been announced as the overall supplier to this pioneering project. The idea is to ensure the person handling the baggage is the same person boarding the plane. This will be done using biometric security solutions both at baggage check-in and boarding. Those with concerns about the use of their personal information will be glad to know that Precise Biometrics’ solution stores temporary data, which is discarded once the passenger has been verified.Passengers will be required to leave 2 fingerprints; one as their baggage is checked in, and another when they reach the boarding gates. Should the two fingerprints match, the passenger will be verified and allowed onto the plane. The introduction of fingerprint checks in May is due to the Civil Aviation Administration’s tightened security requirements for domestic flights. Precise Biometrics won the procurement in competition with several other companies.
“By using biometrics we can make traveling more convenient for our passengers. The only requirement at boarding is the passenger’s finger; no further ID-document is needed. Thereby we kill two birds with one stone since this technology also means that we meet demands from authorities. Precise Biometrics’ biometric technology is established and we have previously performed tests of the company’s technology with good results”, says Peter Söderlund, Vice President, Product Concepts, SAS.
Airlines are obliged to have a system that guarantees that the person who checks in the baggage on an airline is also on the plane.
“It is gratifying that Scandinavian Airlines is at the forefront of global airlines that use biometrics in order to meet new security requirements made by e.g. EU. Our cooperation with Scandinavian Airlines starts in Sweden, and in the near future we view large- scale international projects as the next step. We also view this order as a breakthrough in an important market sector”, says Christer Bergman, President and CEO at Precise Biometrics.
Source - sys-con.