QF Automated Boarding Gate - Sydney Domestic

[pauly7]

Did anyone see the trial of the automated boarding gate in T3 QF SYD domestic?

Can’t wait for this to reject all the group 5’s trying to board as group 1

 

[RooFlyer]

What will this do that the present group scanners and a person won’t do except to provide no recourse if it reads it wrongly?

 

[elanshin]

What will this do that the present group scanners and a person won’t do except to provide no recourse if it reads it wrongly?

future proofing. These look like the ones that use biometric at HKG for example. Whilst not in use in Australia yet, I can see this being used in the future - like register your biometrics and just scan face rather than scan QR.