German Airline Tests Biometric Tickets (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)

BERLIN (AP) - The German airline Lufthansa has started testing tickets encoded with passengers' thumbprint data in hopes of speeding up check-ins without compromising security.The 14-day trial started Monday with Lufthansa employees trying out the system, spokesman Thomas Jachnow said.

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Posted July 06, 2005

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