Brussels Airport is scrapping its €2.4 million electronic passport gates after less than five years – because they keep malfunctioning.
The 24 gates have been condemned as “a waste of taxpayers’ money” by police unions.
They were introduced by former interior minister Jan Jambon to strengthen security at the Zaventem terminal against the threat of terrorist attacks.
The gates use face recognition technology to compare each passenger with their passport photo – and only open if there is a match.
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