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Smart Pass: Using Facial Recognition for Quick and Easy Departure Procedures at Incheon International Airport

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You must have experienced the exhaustion of waiting in a long line at the airport during the summer vacation season when travelers flock to the country.

Incheon International Airport introduced ‘Smart Pass’ for the first time in Korea, which can replace cumbersome departure procedures with only facial recognition.

This is reporter Yoon Hae-ri’s report.

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People with passports and boarding passes are waiting in long lines to enter the departure hall.

Security checkers will check your boarding pass and check your face against your passport.

[김라은 / 서울 상도동 : 코로나 풀리고 이제 여행객들이 많아져서 한 번 여행 가려면 출국 심사 같은 것도 대기 줄이 길고 힘든 것 같긴 해요.]

[유승미 / 서울 상도동 : 요즘 시스템이 많이 좋아졌으니까 얼굴 인식 하나로도 싹 통과될 수 게 있다면, 그런 게 활용되면 좋을 거 같아요.]

In preparation for the peak season of the summer vacation season, when travelers flock to Incheon International Airport, it has introduced a ‘smart pass’ that can replace departure procedures with only facial recognition.

It is the first airport in Korea to incorporate cutting-edge facial recognition technology into the departure system.

With your passport or boarding pass ready, you can go through the departure process quickly and easily without having to wait in a long line.

You can download the app on your smartphone 30 minutes before departure and register your passport and facial information in advance.

By comparing the IC chip information embedded in the passport with 512 facial features of individuals collected from photographs, it can distinguish even if they look similar at once.

[이학재 / 인천국제공항공사 사장 : 또 항공 보안 측면에서는 생체 정보를 이용하기 때문에 위조와 변조가 어렵기 때문에 항공 보안 질을 높일 수 있습니다.]

However, even if you use a smart pass, you must bring your passport and boarding pass for immigration inspection.

Once registered, facial recognition information can be used for 5 years.

It is still in the pilot operation stage and can only be used at 16 departure gates and at the boarding gates of 6 airlines participating in the smart pass business.

Incheon International Airport plans to expand the smart pass service to all departure halls from April next year.

This is YTN Haeri Yoon.

Cinematographer: Kim Jeong-han

Graphics: Yoodong Park

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2023-07-29 21:27:00
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