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Verification of document authenticity
By linking an automated passport reader at the check-in counter to various data bases, the transport operator can verify the authenticity of the document, run the information against its own "customers of interest" list, connect the customer/document to baggage handling and Passenger Name Record information, input into a flight (or other) manifest, and eventually, verify boarding after check-in.
Rapid & efficient processing
There is an obvious saving in the time that travel company personnel must expend in handling each passenger.
Security benefits
But there are also potential benefits in terms of the security and efficiency of the totality of the process, and the avoidance of fines or other penalties for bringing undocumented or improperly documented aliens into a country | |
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