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The new system, called UNIPASS, is located at the entrance to the arrival terminal at Ben Gurion and is designed to enable passengers to perform the security check themselves.
While that may sound alarming at first blush, officials I met at the airport Wednesday assured me that the new technology is by no means a sign of them letting down their guard.
On the contrary, they said, it will make one of the most secure air systems in the world even stronger.
Anyone who has passed through Ben Gurion airport in the past would clearly remember the grueling questions and the careful hand-checking of their luggage. No wonder passengers are asked to arrive three hours prior to the flight.
The new system is expected to streamline the process.
One card to clear security
It took me just five minutes to register for the UNIPASS. I handed over my passport and was told to stand still while cameras took my picture. I was then told to place my finger on a glass surface for a fingerprint. The airport officials handed me my personalized UNIPASS smartcard, which I will now use every time I leave the country.
So the next time I have a flight, I can go straight to a security stand where I will swipe my UNIPASS smartcard and my passport through a machine. I’ll also stand in front of a special camera for facial recognition and then place my finger on a machine that does fingerprint scans.
...Israeli Airport Unveils Revolutionary Security System
JERUSALEM, Israel - As international airports around the world beef up security in the wake of the failed Northwest Airlines bombing, Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport is introducing a biometric system to make security checks easier.
It's called Unipass - a revolutionary airport security system officials say is the first of its kind in the world.
"It's a biometric system that allows us to do a better security check that enables security checkers to use computerized tools, to remember the passenger using a biometric fingerprint…and to process the traveler in a faster and more efficient way," airport security official Zohar Gefen explained.
The new machines installed at the airport recognize a passenger's details using a triple biometric identification system.
The machine first scans the passport, then scans the fingerprint and finally scans the Unipass card.
The system allows airport security guards to access any information about the traveler. It is intended to help security personnel determine if a passenger poses a risk.
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