13/07/2010 12:37 PM
An e-gate security system has been introduced at two airports in Saudi Arabia, according to arabnews.com.
King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam will use the system to process passenger entry and exit.
With the new e-gate system, passengers are issued with an e-gate card at a registration point. Officials will check passenger identity, upload biometric data and then issue the individual with a photograph.
At the access control points, immigration officers will complete the clearance process by asking passengers to use their cards and place their index fingers on the gate to get a biometric print.
Rafeek Younus, managing director of Saudi Engineering Group International, said the new control system would be welcomed by all.
"[The system] is very good news for Saudis and expatriates as well as foreign businessmen and women," he said.
The news source estimates that the new system will be able to process passengers much quicker than in the past, getting travellers through the electronic immigration gate in an average of five to seven seconds.
The system has also been installed at Subic Bay Freeport in the Philippines, according to businessmirror.com.
King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam will use the system to process passenger entry and exit.
With the new e-gate system, passengers are issued with an e-gate card at a registration point. Officials will check passenger identity, upload biometric data and then issue the individual with a photograph.
At the access control points, immigration officers will complete the clearance process by asking passengers to use their cards and place their index fingers on the gate to get a biometric print.
Rafeek Younus, managing director of Saudi Engineering Group International, said the new control system would be welcomed by all.
"[The system] is very good news for Saudis and expatriates as well as foreign businessmen and women," he said.
The news source estimates that the new system will be able to process passengers much quicker than in the past, getting travellers through the electronic immigration gate in an average of five to seven seconds.
The system has also been installed at Subic Bay Freeport in the Philippines, according to businessmirror.com.
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