Frankfurt becomes the first European airport to implement full Biometric Systems

SITA and Fraport are collaborating to allow all airlines at Frankfurt Airport to use face biometrics as identification from check-in to boarding.

Frankfurt Airport is Europe’s first to provide biometric touchpoints to all airline passengers, allowing for simplified, frictionless movement throughout the airport.

Your face becomes your boarding pass when you use SITA’s Smart Path biometric technology powered by NEC. Passengers can safely register in advance on their mobile device using the Star Alliance biometric app, or at the check-in kiosk using their biometric passports. The entire registration process takes only a few seconds.

Once registered, travelers can bypass the facial recognition checkpoints without presenting any paper documentation. More than 12,000 travelers have already used the new technology for boarding pass control, boarding gates, and check-in.

According to vendor tests carried out by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Delight digital identity management platform has the highest accuracy of any facial recognition technology in the world. This implies that, even when travelling, passengers who have chosen to use the service can be swiftly and precisely identified.