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Atlanta Int'l Airport purchases 74 BorderXpress kiosks

March 12, 2014

The world's busiest airport is about to majorly reduce wait times in the inspection lines for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) announced it has sold 74 Automated Passport Control (APC) BorderXpress kiosks to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — a technology that will expedite the customs entry process for eligible passengers at ATL.

According to a press release from the YVR, the APC kiosks typically reduce the CBP inspection process by 89 percent, while cutting passenger wait times in half and lowering airport operating costs. Additionally, as the only turnkey, fully-hosted solution available, BorderXpress kiosks can be installed and maintained easily, the release said.

"We're proud to partner with the world's busiest airport to improve the passenger experience — on a grand scale," said Craig Richmond, president and CEO of YVR. "With international travel on the rise, ATL will use BorderXpress kiosks to move passengers more quickly to meet their increasing demands."

ATL is the latest airport to expand the implementation of the BorderXpress kiosks, which are currently in use at international airports in Vancouver, Montreal, Chicago (ORD), Chicago (MDW), Seattle-Tacoma, and New York's JFK, Terminals 1 and 4.