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Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport will introduce eGates or automated self-service passport control by the end of the year, which will enable passengers to simply scan their travel documents to be passed through for facial recognition. According to the Serbian Minister for Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, the new technology has been ordered by the Interior Ministry and will be installed at the airport by the end of December. It will complement manual passport control. Legislation had to be modified to enable the usage of the equipment. Earlier this year, the Minister noted that, during the first phase of its implementation, the eGates will be accessible to passengers traveling to and from the European Union. The eGates are expected to be installed both on departures and arrivals. eGates usually involve a two-step process. Passengers first scan their passport after which the first gate opens. The traveller’s photo is then taken for facial recognition, after which a second gate is opened, and the passenger can continue onwards with their journey.
Bravo BEG 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
ReplyDeleteI am surprised how many people will compromise their privacy and surrender their biometrics for a minor convenience. Please reread your 1984 and The Brave New World.
DeleteWhat are you surrendering? lol
DeleteThey already have all the information on you.
Also, believing in all the conspiracy theories is not healthy.
Cool feature, but it doesn't necessarily make things smoother (my personal experiences with VIE and LHR)
ReplyDeleteMy expereince in FRA is that this machine significantly decreases waiting time on passport control.
DeleteIn London, it’s very often a total disaster. They have problems with the machines all the time.
DeleteWhich London airport you are talking about? I have a British passport and it always worked like a charm in LHR, LGW, STN… and significantly decreases queues at the border.
DeleteTerrible "improvement". I wont visit Serbia for sure.
DeleteDo you know what will be the age restriction?
ReplyDeleteI believe it is usually 16, but that might depend on local laws.
DeleteI am 14 and I easily managed to do Passport control on an E-gate at BRU
DeleteDamn bro
DeleteYes, in Brussels it depends on the height.
DeleteAt BRU and FCO i think you must be older than 12,
Deleteare the ones in Ljubljana already in use?
ReplyDeleteno
DeleteIt is annoying how in the EU, Serbian passport holders can not use these. Looking forward to using them in Belgrade at least.
ReplyDeleteIt is very likely that it will be possible to use them in the EU with Serbian passports soon. That is why the legislation was changed.
DeleteSerbian passport holders that are EU residents can use these in Germany since this year. Not sure about other countries though
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DeleteI hope so, cause one thing worse than waiting in line for passport check is waiting in line for the passport check while seeing jolly EU citizens zooming through these and wishing it would be you
Lol true
DeleteUS, Canada, Israel, Aus &NZ, Taiwan, Japan and UK citizens all go through eGates in Rome.
DeleteI remember acc 10 years ago there were e-gates for Serbian citizens only. I think they are still in use.
ReplyDeleteThere was a single egate in arrivals. It frequently broke down and has not been in use for 4 years (they removed it)
DeleteThey could pay more attention to cleaning of the airport. It is very dusty and dirty. They need detailed cleaning. Not to mention toilets at departures and arrival (baggage hall) it is very dirty and stinky. You can smell urine 15 meters away. I do not understand how come airport that is investing 732 million EUR can not properly clean the toilet. As a Serbian, I am ashamed that our visitors get this kind of first impression about our country.
ReplyDeleteToilets are disaster indeed.
DeleteToilets are disaster in SKP as well. To find toilet paper is pure luck
DeleteAnon 11:52 News is about passport eGates. Are you ashamed you can't understand what the topic is about?
Delete@14.21 lies
DeleteE-Gates news or not but I was shocked and ashamed when I used toilet at the baggage hall yesterday evening. I made this comment hoping someone from the airport would see this and change the situation.
DeleteIts a fair comment. The toilets in Belgrade airport are shamefull. And investing in that is a minimum effort that should be addressed before other things. Perhaps its possible for the media to write about the toilets there considering the first impression a country is its airport.
DeletePeople from belgrade have started to think theyre too good to work hard and clean well. theyre behaving just like english and germans, thats why foreigners are taking over the jobs at their airports.
Deleteother commenter was right. everyone at the airport needs to take more pride in themselves and do a good job no matter what it is.
I went to wizz air check in today at BEG and the girl was texting on her phone while doing my check-in. unbelievably unprofessional.
Then make airport maintenance a news topic. Editor could reach out to Airport for comment. No need for gory details every time Belgrade airport is mentioned.
DeleteYeah editors are going to send question and ask why does our reader think your toilet stinks. Some people on here... And on top of that 99.9% of people don't care, especially since its very subjective. I have used the toilet last time in BEG (there are many) and it was fine. It wasn't dirty. You will find most public toilets in the world stink because people are animals.
DeleteDL and AC recently had unsavory experiences on their flights but that didn't stop press from inquiring and reporting. There is a way to deal with any topic in a measured, professional way. Much better than reading frequent comments where the don't belong.
DeleteThe airport is literally still under construction and you think it can be thoroughly cleaned?
DeleteThe toilets have never been more filthy than public toilets in general. I've seen much worse around EU. People are stinky, urine is stinky, feces are stinky. Nothing new there.
Used these in Dubai and Doha this year (with Serbian passport, also Serbian resident) and it was extremely quick and hassle free.
ReplyDeleteGreat. Next step is the implentation of microchip in your hand. That will make it even easier for you.
DeleteAno12:36 what exactly do you think happen when the border officer takes your passport, slide it in a machine? And do you think that you are not filmed during the whole time? You already provided your biometrics info when you did your passport…
DeleteThe good thing about these machines, if you are a frequent flyer, is that it avoids putting a stamp in your passport, making it last longer.
ReplyDeleteWould be cool to have eVisas also. Passports are already kinda computers with memory, so why not.
DeleteNice. Any plans to use biometric machines for boarding at Belgrade aiport?
ReplyDeleteGain time
ReplyDeleteThey don't have QR scanner, but manually Control in front of Police Border Control.
ReplyDeleteSo disappointing to see people eagerly submitting to biometrical tracking because of the convininence. Next, you will as eagerly accept microchip on your body. Sheep.
ReplyDeleteRelax bro, chill out with the conspiracy theories
DeleteI will be the first woith the chip, gladly! Relax, you are not that important. Nobody cares if you buy your salad at Zeleni Venac or Bajloni...
DeletePlease explain to me how the eGate scanning of your face gives the government any data that is not already in your government-issued passport.
DeleteI'll wait.
12:39 Please don't be stupid. Thank you.
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