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Heathrow begins biometric trials Heathrow begins biometric trials
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Passengers at Heathrow airport are being invited to sign up for a trial of the most advanced passenger screening equipment in the world.Passengers at Heathrow airport are being invited to sign up for a trial of the most advanced passenger screening equipment in the world.
Travellers will have the option of bypassing long queues if they have their fingerprints, face and eyes biometrically scanned.Travellers will have the option of bypassing long queues if they have their fingerprints, face and eyes biometrically scanned.
Those trying the miSense system have the scans at the same time as their passport is scanned at check-in.Those trying the miSense system have the scans at the same time as their passport is scanned at check-in.
It is designed to make travelling easier, while maintaining security.It is designed to make travelling easier, while maintaining security.
Passengers' details are linked to their passport, so they can be fast-tracked past queues through security and boarding controls.Passengers' details are linked to their passport, so they can be fast-tracked past queues through security and boarding controls.
'More secure''More secure'
The British Airports Authority (BAA) said the system provided passengers with a type of "electronic key" which would allow them to pass easily through each stage of the airport's processes.The British Airports Authority (BAA) said the system provided passengers with a type of "electronic key" which would allow them to pass easily through each stage of the airport's processes.
Guide to biometric technology
Steve Challis, head of product development for BAA, said: "Rather than having to continually show pieces of paper to prove who you are, or to prove entry to the next stage of a journey, then your electronic key should make things much faster and much more secure at the same time."Steve Challis, head of product development for BAA, said: "Rather than having to continually show pieces of paper to prove who you are, or to prove entry to the next stage of a journey, then your electronic key should make things much faster and much more secure at the same time."
BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds says participation in the trial is strictly limited to some travellers catching one of two Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights.BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds says participation in the trial is strictly limited to some travellers catching one of two Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights.
Similar technology has already been installed in Dubai and Hong Kong.Similar technology has already been installed in Dubai and Hong Kong.