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Dublin Airport deploys passport kiosks

The Dublin Airport has recently deployed automated passport-control kiosks as part of a partnership with biometrics company Daon.

November 3, 2015

The Dublin Airport has recently deployed automated passport-control kiosks as part of a partnership with biometrics company Daon. This deployment is designed for passengers returning to the U.S. and is part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pre-Clearance program, according to areportby Biometric Update.

The passport kiosks are designed to speed up the passenger processing time and enable the airport to provide more flights to the U.S. Currently, according to the report, Dublin Airport is the only capital city airport in Europe that allows customers to pre-clear U.S. customs, immigration and agriculture checks before they depart.

"We are proud that Daon and our partner GCR were selected for this multi-year engagement with Dublin Airport," Daon CEO Tom Grissen said in the report. "The kiosks have processed hundreds of thousands of passengers already while reducing individual passenger clearance times to minutes. Dublin Airport has been able to successfully manage the overall wait at peak times of departure, and Daon looks forward to a continued engagement with the airport as its business grows."