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To streamline the identity verification process of those leaving the country, PHL offers the option to scan your facial biometrics as a form of identification.
The airport and Customs and Border Protection will begin using scanners to collect and store biometric data from all foreign nationals entering and exiting the U.S., excluding Canadian citizens.
PHL in the US has implemented facial biometric technology across its 25 boarding gates in Terminals A-East and A-West.
Philadelphia's airport is currently installing facial biometric technology at 25 of its boarding gates for travelers on international flights. The face scanners are added security checkpoints that will match live photos to the ones provided with a passport. Currently, 10 gates have them.
Holiday travel is brisk at Philadelphia International Airport with building delays and cancelations due to winter weather in the middle of the country and the upper Midwest.