New pact to enable immigration clearance in 7 seconds at Abu Dhabi airport

It also seeks to keep gate-to-kerb arrival in under 12 minutes

- BY ANUPAM VARMA

Abu Dhabi Airports and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday.

A central pillar of this collaboration is the 'Smart Travel' initiative — a transformative system introduced by ICP that enables passengers to clear immigration in as little as seven seconds using biometric verification and smart gate technology.

'A new benchmark'

The initiative sets a new benchmark in seamless, tech-enabled travel and plays a critical role in Abu Dhabi Airports'