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William Dunne

Dublin Airport announce new facial recognition trial which will be used by Ryanair

Dublin Airport will trial brand new facial recognition technology.

The trial period will hopefully make it easier for passengers as they get through departures and arrivals.

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The Irish Mirror reports that it will start some time in April.

DAA's Frances O'Brien said: "We are really pleased to be an early adopter of this new technology, designed to further enhance the experience for both our passengers and our airline customers at Dublin Airport.

"We are delighted with the early progress of the trial in testing so far and we look forward to extending the technology to a wider audience, including passengers travelling to the US in the coming months."

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Ireland's busiest airport is taking part in the trial along with Bristol Airport in the UK.

Passengers are to be given the option to take part in the SelfPass process. It's reported that Ryanair may be one of the airlines that will trial the new technology.

Christopher Forrest, of Collins Aerospace, added: "For example, it takes less than one second to capture and process a passenger's facial image and eliminates the need to repeatedly present travel documents.

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"We see this as another major leap forward for our biometric technology to play a key role in making the connected aviation ecosystem a reality."

A Ryanair spokeswoman told The Irish Mirror: Ryanair passengers will be the first to take advantage of this multi-country solution when SelfPass launches in Dublin next month.

"Passengers will enjoy a streamlined journey at Dublin Airport with multiple biometric checkpoints, making the process easier from the time they check-in for their flight to the time they board.”

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