Riga’s International Airport has begun implementing the Automated Border Control system, which intends to facilitate and make faster border crossing procedures.
Via the brand new system, passengers shall be permitted to cross the border only by scanning a travel doc, on the ABC Gates,
In accordance with the Chairperson of the Board of Riga Airport, Laila Odina, considering strategic objectives to turn out to be a Northern European air traffic hub, quick and handy border crossing is of excessive significance for Riga Airport.
“Earlier than the crisis brought on by the global pandemic, the number of transit passengers at Riga Airport accounted for about 30 percent of the entire number of passengers, and a big a part of them traveled by Riga to and from nations outside the Schengen Space,” Odina pointed out.
She also stressed that Riga Airport is legendary for its quick connections between flights, “so the velocity of all passenger service processes is very essential.”
At present, there are a complete of eight ABC Gates at Riga’s Airport for travelers arriving and departing from Latvia to non-Schengen nations which have been applied at all border crossing factors.
All individuals coming from the European Union Member States, in addition to those from the European Economic Space or the Swiss Confederation, from age 18 and over, who use biometric passports as their travel doc, are eligible to cross the border by the ABC Gates.
Individuals who use ID, usually are not permitted to make use of the ABC Gates, and they are going to be required to cross the border traditionally.
The State Border Guard, along with Riga Airport, applied the mission “Installation of ABC Gates at Riga International Airport”, as a part of the framework of the Inner Safety Fund for 2014 – 2020. The funding of the project was 1,862,587 euros.
Back in June, Iceland introduced that every one passenger who lands at the Keflavik International Airport (KEF) could be required to undergo kiosk-based border control.
