Tightened security requirements for domestic flights spur Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to use biometric security solutions at baggage check-in and boarding gates.

“The only requirement at boarding is the passenger's finger; no further ID-document is needed. Precise Biometrics' biometric technology is established and we have previously performed tests of the company's technology with good results” says Peter Söderlund, Vice President, Product Concepts, SAS.

Passengers will leave their fingerprints in a fingerprint reader at the baggage check-in, were the fingerprints are temporarily stored. At boarding passengers will provide a new fingerprint, which is then matched against the stored print. The procedure verifies that the person who handed in the baggage is the same person boarding the plane.

“Scandinavian Airlines is at the forefront of global airlines that use biometrics in order to meet new security requirements made by e.g. EU.”, says Christer Bergman, President and CEO at Precise Biometrics.

The solution will first be rolled-out in Sweden with Denmark and Norway following, writes Børsen.

Precise Biometrics AB is an innovative security company that supplies systems for fingerprint and smart card-based authentication. The headquarters are in Lund, Sweden.

More information at: Precise Biometrics