In the face of the likelihood of more terrorist attacks on airlines, security is being stepped up with plans on collecting biometric data through fingerprinting. This would mean longer waits at airport terminals for you.
Passengers traveling from the US will have to present their fingers as well as their passports at check-in from the end of next year.
Michael Jackson, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said the procedure would apply to all passengers and airlines flying out of the U.S. as the country accumulates information on every foreign national travelling through America.
The arrangement is a source of tension, amid anger that American authorities are also seeking access to credit card details and email accounts. European flights have also been forced to turn around mid-air after U.S. authorities barred certain passengers from entering the country, including Yusuf Islam, formerly known as the singer Cat Stevens.
Amidst claims that queues, will not be long and electronic fingerprinting kit will be given to airlines in the initial phase the idea is likely to raise uproar. I wonder if traveling by air is coming to the point where it only tests passenger patience.
Source: Guardian



















