The technology, named ‘One ID’ has already been trialled on flights between London and Dubai, and it’s set to be tested on Dubai to Australia flights this year too.
In the future it’s predicted that a paperless system will become the norm for global international travel, and will be rolled out across check-in desks, passport counters, duty-free shops, airport lounges and boarding gates around the world.
Whilst the official dates for the newest trial have not yet been confirmed, it’s expected that they will start later this year.
Speaking at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) AGM and World Air Transport Summit in Seoul, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths explained that the ultimate goal is to expand biometrics across the globe using a single passenger identifier, so that ideally, the collection of data would only need to happen “once in any passenger’s lifetime.”
