Riga's International Airport has begun introducing the Automated Border Control system, which aims to promote and make faster border crossing procedures.
The new system would allow passengers to cross the border only by scanning a travel document at the ABC Gates, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.
According to Laila Odina, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Riga Airport, considering the strategic objectives of being a center for Northern European air traffic, a rapid and convenient border crossing is of high importance for Riga Airport.
'The number of transit passengers at Riga Airport accounted for about 30 per cent of the total number of passengers before the crisis triggered by the global pandemic, and a large proportion of them travelled through Riga to and from countries outside the Schengen region,' Odina pointed out.
She also stressed that Riga Airport is renowned for its short flight connections, "so it is particularly important to speed up all passenger service processes." ”
At Riga Airport, there are currently a total of eight ABC Gates for passengers arriving and departing from Latvia to non-Schengen countries that have been introduced at all border crossing points.
All persons from the Member States of the European Union and from the European Economic Region or the Swiss Confederation aged 18 and over who use biometric passports as a travel document shall be able to cross the border via the Gates of the ABC.
Individuals who use an ID are not allowed to use the ABC Gates and would traditionally be forced to cross the border.
As part of the Internal Security Fund structure for 2014-2020, the State Border Guard, along with Riga Airport, initiated the project 'Installation of ABC Gates at Riga International Airport.' Support for the project amounted to 1,862,587 euros.
Back in June, Iceland announced that all passengers who land at the Keflavik International Airport (KEF) will be forced to go through kiosk-based border control.
According to the announcement previously published by SchengenVisaInfo.com, four BorderXpress kiosks will record entry and exit data, as well as the refusal of third-country people attempting to cross the external borders of the Schengen Member States to join.
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