Dubai: An airport vision set out more than 11 years ago by Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai, has become reality, with registered passengers now able to clear immigration at Dubai Airport in just 3.4 seconds.
The upgraded smart gate system uses integrated biometric data to speed up identity checks, reduce waiting times and make passenger movement through the airport smoother and more convenient.
Al Marri said the technology is designed to streamline the entire passenger journey, rather than simply shorten the time spent at passport control.
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More than a decade ago, Al Marri predicted a future in which technology would reduce airport procedures to just a few seconds. Today, that vision is becoming a reality through Dubai’s upgraded smart gate system, which uses integrated biometric data to allow registered passengers to clear immigration in as little as 3.4 seconds, with minimal delays and fewer processing steps.
Al Marri said the upgrade aims to make passenger movement faster and more seamless by using travellers’ biometric information to streamline identity checks and speed up immigration clearance.
He explained that the journey begins with passengers registering their biometric data during airline check-in.
