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Business Insider

By Jessica Lin
As the need for speed increases at airports around the world, Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd has launched its own facial recognition system which allows registered passengers to board their flights without boarding passes.
This week, AirAsia announced that it had launched the Fast Airport Clearance Experience System (Faces) at Senai International Airport at Johor Baru.
Although similar technologies are already implemented at some airports, including at Singapore’s Changi Terminal 4, the low-cost carrier, which owns Faces, is believed to be the first airline in Asia to use biometric facial recognition technology.
In a press release, AirAsia group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said that Faces is expected to make air travel less stressful for AirAsia customers.
“Airports are typically the worst part of flying. Faces marks our latest effort to make the on-ground experience more seamless and less stressful by using cutting edge biometric technology to authenticate guests.
“With Faces, your face is your passport, making it a breeze to clear the gate and board your flight,” he said.
According to Travel Weekly, facial recognition technology typically works by comparing the passenger’s photograph with the image stored in the biometric memory of their passport or the airline’s passenger manifest.
AirAsia requires passengers who wish to utilise Faces to register at the dedicated kiosk at Senai International Airport beforehand. Only those aged 18 and above, with a height range of 145cm to 190cm will be allowed to do so.
Once a customer’s MyKad and passport expires, re-registration will be required to enable Faces access again.
The passenger will then check-in their baggage before proceeding to airport security checkpoints, where identification documents and boarding passes are still required.
After clearing immigration checks for international flights, passengers enrolled on Faces can simply board their flights with facial recognition scanning.
Since AirAsia’s launch of Faces at Senai this week, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed reportedly told The Star that the same system could in future be rolled at all airports in Malaysia.
“The system will complement existing security systems at airports in the country for enhanced safety and security,” Nur Jazlan reportedly said.

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AirAsia has started using facial recognition technology in Malaysia to replace boarding passes

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AirAsia’s Faces kiosk at Senai International Airport. Photo: YouTube screengrab

From travel and retail to banking, China’s facial-recognition systems are becoming part of daily life

Use of facial recognition technology is fast becoming a part of daily life in China as its application has extended into various environments, from public security and transport to retail and financial services. Photo: The Washington Post

A traffic policeman shows a man that he has been facially identified while jaywalking the street in Shenyang city, northeast China's Liaoning province, on Sep. 4, 2017. In many cities in China, facial recognition technology has been used in traffic control. (China Foto Press)

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This photo taken on February 5, 2018 shows a police officer wearing a pair of smartglasses with a facial recognition system at Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province. Chinese police are sporting high-tech sunglasses that can spot suspects in a crowded train station, the newest use of facial recognition that has drawn concerns among human rights groups. / AFP PHOTO / - / China OUT

A Chinese customer experiences a facial recognition payment system, also known as the "Smile to Pay" system, at a KFC fast food restaurant in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 1, 2017. The operator of KFC in China is rolling out a futuristic system of paying at a fast-food counter via facial recognition, as the country embraces the technology for everything from toilet paper to travel. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT

A teacher uses a machine which employs both fingerprint and facial recognition technology to check the identification of a student before a simulated college entrance exam in Handan in China's northern Hebei province on June 6, 2017. The simulated exam was held to familiarise students with the process to be used for annual college entrance exams which begin nationwide on June 7. Millions of students across China will take the exams. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT

In China, these facial-recognition glasses are helping police to catch criminals

Officers are using the technology at a railway station in Henan province during the Lunar New Year holiday period to search for wanted criminals

--ATNX1 GLASSES-- Zhengzhou police are using special facial-recognition glasses that help them identify criminals during the Chinese New Year travel rush this year. So far, they have caught almost 30 people using fake IDs and seven criminals at large, according to news report. Kinling to verify. Photo: new.qq.com