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Published
on Thursday, January 9,
2025
By
the A.M. Costa Rica
staff
Automated border
control systems, known as eGates, will
be installed for the first time at Juan Santamaría
International Airport (SJO) in Alajuela
Province, Aeris Holdings, the Brazilian
firm managing the airport, announced.
eGates are self-service barriers that use biometric data, such as unique physical characteristics like facial features or fingerprints stored in passport chips, combined with facial recognition or fingerprint scans, to verify a traveler’s identity. The process takes less than a minute per traveler, potentially reducing wait times at immigration checkpoints.
Aeris plans to
gradually implement the eGates starting
in July 2025. Initially, four eGates
will be installed and available for
Costa Rican citizens and residents with
Dimex IDs.
The
eGates will be funded through a $0.14
technical fee per departing passenger,
which will cover installation and
maintenance costs.
The
airport operates with 25 international
airlines connecting to 37 destinations
worldwide and offers amenities such as
free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly areas,
charging stations, self-check-in
kiosks, restaurants, souvenir shops,
luggage wrapping services, duty-free
shopping, and VIP lounges. Tourism
remains a vital sector of Costa Rica’s
economy. By July 2024, more
than 1.7 million tourists had
arrived via air, marking a 13.5%
increase compared to the same period
in 2023. The country set a
new tourism record in 2023,
welcoming over 2.4 million
travelers. ---------------
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