Comprehensive Border Crossing Solutions

In Passenger Terminal Worlds June edition we wrote about future border control requirements and possible solutions for the future demand.

Quite normal traveling seems far away at the moment. While a little more than a year ago air travel forecasts showed an unstoppable upward trend, since the COVID-19 pandemic, world passenger traffic collapsed with an unprecedented downfall in history. With a 60 percent decline in world total passengers in 2020 and an expected decline of 41-51 percent in 2021 (compared to 2019)[1] we are certainly not facing an overwhelming rush to the airports in the next few month or even next year. However, the goal remains the same: a contactless, seamless and still secure border crossing solution to further reduce the spread of the virus and to be prepared in time for the resurgence of the demand.

What is the best solution for all future requirements? Using existing documents and transferring the data from the physical passport to a digital database? Let's think one step ahead and completely venture the leap into the digital age.

[1] Source: ICAO Air Transport Reporting Form A and A‐S plus ICAO estimates.

You can read the full article in Passenger Terminal Worlds online edition on page 94.