SITA has won a contract to expand its services at Kotoka International Airport in Ghan. According to recent analysis from Acuity Market Research, there are now almost 3500 Automated Border Control eGates in operation across 80 countries.

Some passengers traveling to and from the UK are in for extended waiting times, delays and frustration as valid passports are being rejected by airport biometric eGates, writes The Guardian. Travelers and activists say the border control system is “not fit for purpose,” and is leading to people being held up at the airport due to cases of mistaken identity at passport control, despite their biometric capabilities.

Whether the system, or any of the others above, will actually reduce fraud rates depends on the data controls built into the systems, argues Acuity Market Intelligence Principal Maxine Most..

A series of deployments and partnerships are bringing biometrics to airports in Ottawa, Canada, Beijing, Istanbul and Islamabad.

Airports across the globe are investing to rapidly increase deployments of smart technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometrics, but this represents the preliminary stage of a far-reaching industry commitment to transform airport travel, according to Acuity Market Intelligence.