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Travellers clear S’pore airport immigration in just 10 seconds with new facial recognition tech

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Bloomberg • 1 min read
Travellers clear S’pore airport immigration in just 10 seconds with new facial recognition tech
Changi Airport, frequently rated among the best in the world, now has passport-less clearance at all four of its passenger terminals. Photo: Bloomberg
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Facial recognition and iris biometrics are allowing Singapore Changi Airport to process passengers through immigration in as little as 10 seconds as its fully embraces futuristic technology.

Since facial scanning was fully rolled out on Sept 30, the average time it takes travellers to get through immigration has been cut by 60%, down from the previous 25 seconds, Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority said in a statement on its website Thursday.

Changi Airport, frequently rated among the best in the world, now has passport-less clearance at all four of its passenger terminals.

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