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O'Hare Int'l to deploy passport screening kiosks for US travelers

May 8, 2013

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport will become the first U.S. airport to implement the Automated Passport Control program, according to a Chicago Tribune article.

The program, developed by the Vancouver Airport Authority and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, includes the deployment of 32 self-service kiosks scheduled to be operational in O'Hare's international terminal by July 1. Travelers with U.S. passports entering the country will use the kiosks to clear customs faster, the article reported, rather than filling out a paper declaration card.

The automated system is similar to the U.S. Global Entry program for frequent flyers, which pre-screens passengers and clears them as low-risk, except the new kiosk-based system does not require advance registration, and unlike U.S. Global Entry, it is free, the article reported.

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