EU nationals to get quicker passport checks at the Geneva airport

Travellers holding biometric or electronic EU passports can now pass through the automated passport control gates, which are being tested at Geneva airport’s Arrivals terminal.

The automated entry is also available to citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

The passenger would place the passport on the special “reader” and enter an area where a camera performs facial recognition. The automated system scans national and international database to ensure that the traveller has no criminal background. If an anomaly is detected, a border guard will intercept the passenger.

If everything is in order, the gate opens. The entire process takes between 10 and 12 seconds.

Via The Local.ch