A test of ‘e-Passports’ began Wed. at L.A. International Airport ...
A test of “e-Passports” began Wed. at L.A. International Airport and Sydney (Australia) Airport and will last through Sept. 15, the Homeland Security Dept. (DHS) said Wed. The U.S., Australia and New Zealand govts. are participating. Air crews and…
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officials from United Airlines, Air New Zealand and Qantas Airlines will present e-Passports with their regular passports and visas on arrival at each airport. The cards, also known as RFID-tagged passports, hold biographic information and a digital photograph in a “contactless chip.” The “live test” is part of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) effort to support development and implementation of e-Passports complying with ICAO standards in member countries. DHS has processed more than 28 million visitors through its entry procedures “without adversely affecting wait times” at 115 airports and 15 seaports, the agency said. Entry procedures will be used in the secondary inspection areas of all land ports of entry by year-end.