A superscanner is now getting used at Zurich Airport

Zurich Airport is equipping two of its 26 passenger safety checkpoints with computerized tomography scanners for testing functions. The goal is to check totally different configurations and elements of the brand new gadgets over a number of months and to optimize the format of the brand new safety management strains (Reported on Travelnews). In the long run, it’s deliberate to supply the brand new know-how to all safety checkpoints at Zurich Airport, because the airport introduced.

Passengers who’re screened utilizing the brand new gadgets don’t must take away their digital gadgets and liquids from their baggage for screening. That is made potential by CT know-how, which creates a three-dimensional picture of the contents of the baggage and thus simplifies the detection of harmful items.

The 2 take a look at strains function in parallel with the usual security strains. Passengers can’t select which safety line they’re assigned to. Likewise, the liquid rules with a most container dimension of 100 milliliters and one liter in whole will stay in place till additional discover.

The brand new CT scanners make safety checks not solely simpler for passengers, but in addition for workers: CT know-how permits so-called “distant screening”. Because of this safety workers now not should examine the pictures of the contents of the baggage proper subsequent to the machines, however work from a separate room. This allows arduous work in a quiet surroundings.

Along with the CT scanners, new safety scanners for individuals may even be examined on the trial stage. Nevertheless, they don’t exchange typical metallic detectors at take a look at degree, however are for extra controls.

To be checked, passengers should stand shoulder width aside for a short while within the safety scanner. This then exhibits the safety personnel the potential supply of hazard on the physique utilizing a digital and commonplace pictogram. Subsequently the gadgets don’t transmit particular person physique or character traits.