Britons will be able to use their faces as a passport when returning to the UK, as facial recognition upgrades are set to be rolled out to all e-gates at British airports.
These new ‘contactless borders’ are being introduced at Birmingham and East Midlands airports in the coming weeks and are expected to cut wait times.
Every e-gate at UK airports is set to get the upgraded system by early next year. The airports due for the new technology are: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle.
But passengers will still need to bring their passport for
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