AST June 2018 Magazine Volume 24 | Page 41

McCarran International Airport in June 2018 Edition Las Vegas was an early convert, with SITA’s automated passport control kiosks going live in early 2015. Volume 24 With an average transaction time of just 90 seconds, wait times for users of SITA APC kiosks are reduced by up to 60%. In mid-2017, using SITA’s tech- (Roel Hellemons, General Manager Strategic Planning & Development, and Kevin Morgan, Business Development Manager at Brisbane Airport explain how working with SITA they could add biometrics into their existing check-in and boarding process to create a secure and seamless passenger journey, based on a single facial scan. Now with SITA Smart Path, passengers at Brisbane Airport can board their flights with a single glance at a camera, no more tickets to scan no more passport to show, and it is all based on a simple enrollment process that takes less than a minute, hear what passengers have to say about the new process.) SITA APC kiosks are now a regular feature at airports – including Boston, JFK New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Or- lando, Philadelphia, San Diego and Tam- pa. nology, Miami International Airport also became the first airport in the world to bring the convenience of mobile passport control int o its own airport app. It means that US citizens and Canadian vis- itors arriving into Miami can use the app to submit details to CBP, and simply receive a barcode on the phone to present for faster clearance upon arrival in the US. MIA Mobile Passport Control App Featuring SITA Technology 39