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    INTRODUCES PASSENGER CONTROL SYSTEM USING FINGERPRINTS

    Boarding.no, Norway
    http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=27582
    Jul y 30 2007

    The New Airport in Yerevan, Armenia's Capital, is Among Those
    Pioneering the use of This Technology Worldwide. - Our goal is to
    make Zvartnots a reference point among European airports. This is
    why we're committed to this biometric method of passenger control,
    says General Manager Marcelo Wende.

    As international flight regulations grow increasingly more strict,
    airports have been forced to adopt various measures to ensure the
    security of flights and passengers. But the new Zvartnots international
    airport in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, has gone a step further. The
    facility has introduced a novel method for identifying travelers
    that places this airport among those pioneering the use of this
    technology worldwide.

    More specifically, the technology involves a control mechanism based on
    a biometric system. All passengers are required to identify themselves
    via a fingerprint when checking in. At the gate, the fingerprint is
    verified via an automated fingerprint-registration device. This means
    that travelers undergo two fingerprint verifications before boarding,
    ensuring that the individual boarding the plane is the same as the
    one who checked in. The automated system is currently only being used
    for departing flights, but Armenia International Airport, the company
    in charge of the facility, also plans to adopt its use for arrivals
    in the near future.

    According to Marcelo Wende, General Manager for Armenia International
    Airport:

    - Our goal is to make Zvartnots a reference point among European
    airports. This is why we're committed to this biometric method of
    passenger control - an innovative and wholly reliable system that
    ensures security both for the facility and for the planes themselves.

    We anticipate an exponential increase in the facility's passenger
    traffic in the coming years and for this reason we have committed
    ourselves to improving security."

    The Zvartnot Airports route map (zvartnots.am)

    Since its inauguration in May, the airport has been operating more
    than 60 routes with destinations as attractive as Paris, London,
    Munich, Athens, Moscow, Vienna and Dubai, among many others. Some
    of the most well-known airlines operate in the facility, such as
    Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines. The
    airport is expected to handle over 2 million passengers in 2007.
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