BAGONG BIOMETRIC IMMIGRATION EGATES SA T3 UUMPISAHAN SA DECEMBER NG NNIC

MAY mga bago nang biometric immigration eGates sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) na gagamitin simula sa Disyembre, bilang bahagi ng pagsisikap na mapabilis ang pagproseso sa mga pasahero.

Ayon kay New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) President Ramon S. Ang, ang eGates na global travel-technology provider powered ng Amadeus ay paaandarin ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) bilang bahagi ng automated border-control system gamit ang passport-scanning at facial-recognition technology.

“Our goal is to make each part of the airport experience more comfortable for passengers “These eGates will help reduce bottlenecks at immigration and support the broader improvements we have been introducing across NAIA,” ani Ang.

Ayon naman kay NNIC general manager Lito Alvarez, ang bagong eGates ay naka-deploy sa Terminals 1 at 3 ng NAIA kung saan kailangan ang immigration checks at ang first phase ay nakatakda sa December 2025, habang ang full deployment naman ay nakatakda sa susunod na taon.

Ani Alvarez, ” the project combines NNIC funding with BI-provided operational components, allowing the eGates to be introduced alongside NAIA’s ongoing upgrades. Once activated, the system will work alongside the biometric passenger touchpoints that NNIC has been rolling out across check-in, security screening and boarding.

“The introduction of automated systems is a key step in supporting efficient passenger flow as travel volumes continue to increase.NAIA processed over 50 million passengers last year, surpassing its original design capacity,” dagdag pa niya. (JERRY S. TAN)