AI to Install Face Biometric Passenger Identification System

New Delhi: Passengers catching Air-India flights from Delhi will soon have to undergo biometric identification before they board their planes.
The Face Biometric Passenger Identification System (FBPIS) will be installed at 12 of the international airports in India and abroad from where Air-India operates. The system records physical features and matches it with stored data.
It takes seconds to scan through a data bank of millions and suggests likely matches and crosscheck the passenger’s antecedents at various stages of his travel. The system will help keep a tab on terror suspects and help Air-India keep out those travelling on another’s boarding pass as well as stowaways.
Biometric viewers at Air-India counters will scan the passenger’s travel documents, including his passport, visa page, tickets, boarding pass, and even his baggage tags. The actual picture taken will be matched with the picture on the passport. Biometric viewers will again record the passenger’s picture at the boarding gate and match the details on the boarding pass with those shown at the check-in counter to ensure the same person is boarding the plane. The passenger would again be checked when he gets off the flight.
12/04/06 Pratul Sharma/Delhi Newsline

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