Heathrow Airport: From Glacial to Facial Recognition
Travelers flying out of London’s Heathrow this summer will be able to check in and board their flight without showing a passport or boarding pass.
The United Kingdom’s largest airport has announced plans for an immediate and full-scale roll out of a facial-recognition system costing approximately $65 million. In a press release, airport officials claimed this revolutionary biometric technology could reduce the average passenger’s journey time by up to a third.