Many air passengers in the UK would be keen to see airport check-in made safer and quicker with the introduction of biometrics testing, according to research conducted by security supplier Steria.
John Torrie, Steria’s CEO, believes that new technology such as biometrics (which includes retinal scans and fingerprinting) will play an important part in the future of air security.
“Passenger safety is very unlikely to fade away as an issue, so the air industry needs to start planning ahead and work out how to make check-in as painless as possible,” he told Computing.co.uk.
Steria’s study revealed that 90 per cent of the 5,700 air passengers surveyed would be keen to see biometrics introduced in order to streamline security. A third of travellers thought that increased security was a “significant inconvenience” and nine out of ten would like to see the time taken reduced.
Security at UK airports was ramped up following the foiled terror attack that took place in August. Passengers are currently restricted to taking a single item of hand luggage with them into the aircraft’s cabin and are subject to increased searches when they pass through to the departure lounge.
“Passenger patience is not unlimited,” said Torrie.
