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- Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has installed 152 automated e-gates at key airports in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah
- Gates are integrated with a number of other digital systems relating to border control, including visas, biometrics and airline operations
RIYADH: The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority hailed the introduction of electronic passport gates at the Kingdom’s airports as one of the ways in which it is helping to drive the digital transformation in various sectors across the country.
The authority, in partnership with the General Directorate of Passports and aviation-management company Matarat Holding, has installed 152 automated e-gates at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The e-gates automate the process of entry into the country, significantly speeding up border-control procedures, the authority said. To accomplish this, the gates are integrated with a number of other digital systems relating to border control, including visas, biometrics and airline operations, it added.
