Come April 11, passing through immigration checkpoints at Suvarnabhumi Airport will be a breeze for Thai nationals as a new passport control system is up and running.
Autochannel works by scanning the photo page of a passport, which takes four seconds. The barriers then swing open to a second station where a passenger has his or her finger printed by a green light biometric reader and photo taken by a built-in camera installed on the column. BOONSONG KOSITCHOTETHANA
Holders of Thai passports departing or arriving at Thailand's main air hub will have the option of having their travel documents screened by computerised machines rather than by immigration officers.
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