AOT confirms facial recognition for international flights

[sandyf]

4 minutes ago, Guderian said:

I only hope the Thai system works better than whatever it is that the UK Border Force is using but, given the poor history of customer-facing Thai IT projects, I wouldn't bet on it.

The OP is not referring to E-gates, they have been in use in departures for a while and working quite well so far. I used one to leave in Sept.

You have to bear in mind you arrive as a foreigner which requires a visa status check. The first arrival E-gates for foreigners are supposed to come with ETA.

[cowellandrew]

10 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Might want to re-name that one.

I think its aptly named!

 

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[NanLaew]

3 hours ago, Guderian said:

 

Arriving at Heathrow T2 last August with a new UK passport I was annoyed to find that - yet again, as it had happened repeatedly with the old one - the e-gate facial recognition system didn't work so I was directed to go and queue to see a human being (only one on duty) at the arrivals counter. If it had just been me, fair enough, maybe my passport was dodgy or my face too weird for a computer to be able to process it, lol, but no, I reckoned that around 20% of passengers were being rejected, all of them with UK passports. I got chatting with my neighbours in the long and winding queue, and several of them were pretty irate as they also had brand new passports and were frequent flyers, so this nonsense was a regular event for them. I only hope the Thai system works better than whatever it is that the UK Border Force are using but, given the poor history of customer-facing Thai IT projects, I wouldn't bet on it

Ah yes, the old but irrelevant, "if it's dodgy for me at Heathrow, then it's going to be apocalyptically rubbish for everyone else at Suvarnabhumi" argument again.

 

The Aussies were too right about the whingeing Poms.

[Pompeygeezer]

13 hours ago, bbbbooboo said:

hmmm… this facial recognition certainly makes the process quicker. Sometimes it used to take 2-3 hrs to get through , waiting forever in the queue that snaked back and forward towards the IO

How would you know that it hasn't started yet? 

[EVENKEEL]

I left through BKK on international flight 2 weeks ago. It works great, Scan passport step through to next gate, scan fingerprints and gate opens. Very impressive.

[Patong2021]

18 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Again?

It seems that the AoT data will be separate from the Thai immigration system. And not such a bad idea. Aot will be deleting the data after 48 hours, while Thai immigration can retain forever.

[ashkale]

Wonder how they handle passengers with multiple passports

[Spilornis]

The self check in systems are great if they work and the airport is designed for the process.

If you just stick kiosks into the check in area and leave the old counter structures it's a recipe for chaos if KLIA2 in KL is any example

[sandyf]

On 11/30/2024 at 2:21 AM, Patong2021 said:

It seems that the AoT data will be separate from the Thai immigration system. And not such a bad idea. Aot will be deleting the data after 48 hours, while Thai immigration can retain forever.

It may come as a surprise to you but immigration management and airport management have completely different objectives.

[Patong2021]

7 hours ago, sandyf said:

It may come as a surprise to you but immigration management and airport management have completely different objectives.

Not surprised at all. My comment was in response to the puzzlement  as to why there were 2 separate scans.  

Do try to read the subject matter first before trying to offer a snappy retort.

[stoutfella]

"In compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act, AOT has committed to erasing all stored biometric data within 48 hours of registration."

 

Of course they will!!!!

[sandyf]

18 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Not surprised at all. My comment was in response to the puzzlement  as to why there were 2 separate scans.  

Do try to read the subject matter first before trying to offer a snappy retort.

Good deflection, but your implication was more than obvious.

[Patong2021]

4 hours ago, sandyf said:

Good deflection, but your implication was more than obvious.

 

There  was no deflection, nor implication. On the contrary, your personal bias resulted in an incorrect inference.

 

[DrPhibes]

On 11/28/2024 at 4:56 PM, snoop1130 said:

Image courtesy of Pattaya News

 

By Ryan Turner

 

Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) yesterday announced that the state-owned enterprise will implement facial recognition services at six major airports for international flights starting December 1.

 

The biometrics-based system will be deployed at Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Don Mueang, Hat Yai, Phuket, and Suvarnabhumi airports. AOT anticipates the new technology will significantly streamline the passenger experience, reducing checkpoint processing time for registered travellers from three minutes to just one minute.

 

Travellers can register for the automated biometric identification system through two primary methods: by working with airline staff at traditional check-in counters or by using common-use self-service (CUSS) check-in counters.

 

During registration, passengers will have their faces scanned into the system.

 

 

 

After completing registration, travellers will be able to use Common Use Bag Drop (CUBD) machines to check their luggage without needing to present their boarding passes or passports.

 

In compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act, AOT has committed to erasing all stored biometric data within 48 hours of registration.

 

The facial recognition service was initially introduced for domestic flights on November 1 and is now expanding to include international travel, reported Bangkok Post.

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-11-28

 

 

Got a random Messenger request by someone posing he was an art student studying face poses and wanted me to send pics of my face.  You connect the dots...

[DrPhibes]

On 11/28/2024 at 4:56 PM, snoop1130 said:

 

[newnative]

     The self-service was a breeze when I went thru it on Tuesday for my trip to Europe.  Put the passport face down on the photo page, wait about 3 or 4 seconds, your photo comes up on the screen, the doors open, and off you go.  This was after the carry-on luggage scanning was also a breeze--no lines and that went fast, too.

[watchcat]

On 11/28/2024 at 10:12 PM, bkknirvana said:

Start of global communism .

 

It'll keep the riff-raff and criminalals away, whats not to like?

[watchcat]

On 11/28/2024 at 10:12 PM, bkknirvana said:

Start of global communism .

 

It'll keep the riff-raff and criminalals away, whats not to like?

[watchcat]

On 11/28/2024 at 10:12 PM, bkknirvana said:

Start of global communism .

 

It'll keep the riff-raff and criminalals away, whats not to like?

[treetops]

17 hours ago, newnative said:

     The self-service was a breeze when I went thru it on Tuesday for my trip to Europe.  Put the passport face down on the photo page, wait about 3 or 4 seconds, your photo comes up on the screen, the doors open, and off you go.  This was after the carry-on luggage scanning was also a breeze--no lines and that went fast, too.

 

That sounds like the immigration auto gates?  This article is about another system for bag drop, boarding etc where normally you would show your ID and boarding pass but now will be done using facial recognition.  Despite their claims it does not appear to be getting used yet for all departures (if any).