Grade A · 17 Apr 2025
Xinjiang govt: Urumqi Tianshan north terminal opens
Supports the reported status: Deployed · limited scope.
Ürümqi Tianshan
Face-recognition self-service security verification gates and late-passenger tracking at Ürümqi
Current reported state
Deployed · limited scope
Ürümqi airport put 37 face-recognition self-service security verification gates into use in June 2020, cutting verification from 25 seconds to under 8 seconds per passenger, CAAC News reported in August 2022. The airport also uses camera face capture to locate late passengers for boarding calls.
Its north terminal, opened on 17 April 2025, added two-way face-recognition boarding gates.
What supports the record?
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Grade B · 18 Apr 2025
CAAC News
Supports the reported status: Deployed · limited scope.
Grade B · 17 Aug 2022
CAAC News
Supports the reported status: Deployed · limited scope.
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