#Product Trends
Streamlined border control at Paris Airports
Reducing border crossing times through automation
Automated Fast Track Crossing at External Borders
Paris Aéroports first introduced the PARAFE system (Automated
Fast Track Crossing at External Borders) in 2009 at ParisCharles de Gaulle airport. In 2016, they chose Gemalto to modernize their first generation Automated Border Control (ABC) solution, and the project awarded to
Gemalto encompassed the equipment, deployment and maintenance of 87 new generation ABC gates based on fingerprint recognition technology. This second generation solution was delivered in 2017 and aimed at increasing the flow of passengers while improving perceived quality. The ABC gates have been implemented across ParisCharles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports, for a combined annual traffic of over 100 million passengers in 2017. Passengers are able to cross through the new gates simply using their passport and submitting a finger print, which saves them substantial time both on departure and arrival
compared to the manual control. The solution is now evolving from fingerprint recognition to facial recognition, and more gates are being added to the initial
87. Facial recognition is improving the processing time per passenger and allowing more travelers to use the gates. With facial recognition, over 45% of Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Roissy travelers can use the eGates and benefit
from a very smooth traveler experience, against only around 10% of travelers with fingerprint recognition.