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Kim Komando Today

Tired of the TSA lines? Airport tech is the wave of the future

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Are you dreading holiday travel this year? From mile-long security lines to taking off shoes and going through humiliating security scanners, holiday travel can be stressful. But, airports are getting major upgrades that will help travelers navigate the terminal more efficiently. In this episode of Komando on Demand, Kim looks at how airports are trying to make things easier on travelers in order to alleviate stress during the holidays. 

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0:00.0

Hey, welcome from commando.com.

0:04.1

This is Commando on demand, where we talk to industry movers and shakers to keep you up to date on everything digital.

0:10.2

First up, I'd like to say a quick thank you to the partners who help make these Commando on Demand podcast possible.

0:20.0

Music Ah, who wants to travel anymore? I mean, who wants to stand in these mile-long security lines?

0:31.4

Take your shoes off, go through that scanning process. You've got to wait endlessly to check in your luggage.

0:38.7

And let me just tell you, some people smell.

0:40.7

And then there are the people who are sick.

0:42.8

Ugh.

0:43.8

All right, you may not have to do this anymore, because here's the latest buzz about technology

0:50.0

from some airline movers and shakers.

0:52.8

Your iris could be your boarding pass,

0:54.4

facial recognition could be your boarding pass,

0:56.6

ultimately removing the need to do document checks

0:58.9

for people who are already in the system.

1:01.4

Next year, we may be using passive iris scanning,

1:04.1

which allows you to be identified as you are coming into the lane.

1:08.1

From the time they walk in the front door,

1:09.8

you can actually track the passengers, check the

1:12.5

queue times. You can follow where they're going.

1:16.0

Your travel experience, well, the airport anyway, is about to get way better, or maybe just

1:21.1

different. Thanks to the latest technology. Airports are getting major upgrades, and there's

1:26.4

some really great stuff on the horizon.

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