The International Air Transport Association (IATA) conducted a biometric proof-of-concept (PoC) in which “two passengers were using different digital wallets and travel credentials on a round trip to and from Hong Kong,” according to a release. He claims to have won the battle. Tokyo. “
The two-day PoC involved partnerships with Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong International Airport, Narita International Airport, Branchspace, Facephi, NEC, Neoke, Northern Block, and SICPA. The airport element was implemented in a real environment, based on a 2023 PoC conducted in a test environment.
Various verifiable credentials for testing digital wallets
Each participating traveler’s digital wallet includes a passport, company ID, and frequent flyer credentials that provide access to personalized offers, flight reservations, visa applications, travel documents, online check-in, and digital boarding passes. I was there. A “successful journey” integrated seven verifiable credentials: e-passport copy, live biometric image, visa copy, company ID, frequent flyer membership, purchase order, and boarding pass.
IATA and partners then implemented standard airport objectives for biometric companies. The idea was to use biometrics to eliminate the need to present travel documents and move seamlessly through airport processes and checkpoints, including baggage drop, security, immigration, and boarding.
“Seamless, fully digital travel experiences powered by digital ID and biometrics have moved from theory to proven reality,” said Nick Carine, IATA’s senior vice president of operations, safety and security. Masu. “The challenge now is to make this more efficient travel experience available to all travelers. There is good reason to be optimistic. With the One ID standard already in place, the industry We may be ready for this in the near future,” he says.
IATA declares industry standard to support digital travel ‘fit for purpose’
Careen points out that the EUDI wallet scheme is evidence of accelerating government efforts to adopt digital travel credentials based on ICAO standards. Interoperability of existing biometric systems has been demonstrated at both Hong Kong and Tokyo’s Narita Airports, demonstrating the necessary flexibility. Testing of the Trusted Publishers Registry was also successful.
Global passenger numbers are expected to double by 2041, from around 4 billion in 2019 to 8 billion in 2040, growing at an average annual rate of 3.3%, according to IATA’s guide on digital identity and biometrics. It has been. Biometrics are key to meeting these numbers. IATA says the industry “will need to adopt automation, digitization, efficient and seamless processes to manage this growth.”
The One ID initiative is part of that vision. IATA has expanded digital ID for passenger processing from strictly airport-based biometrics to at-home pre-travel preparation. “Contactless travel and the digitization of entry permits will ensure that passengers arrive at the airport ready for departure and can move through all airport touchpoints contactlessly,” IATA said. .
This concept also takes into account the principle that users have maximum control over their data and share the minimum amount of data necessary for a transaction. Biometric authentication is opt-in and you can opt out at any time. Benefits for passengers include fewer queues and faster processing at airport touchpoints.
According to IATA, One ID is “designed as an agreed management system that governs interactions between all participants, with each stakeholder aware of their roles, rights and obligations.” In this sense, it best accommodates the diverse integration, user privacy and digitized throughput that future airports will need to avoid terminal congestion.
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Biometrics | Digital Identity | Digital Travel Credentials | Digital Wallet | FaceFi | International Air Transport Association | Interoperability | NEC | Neoku | One ID | Passenger Processing | Verifiable Credentials
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