Delta adds facial recognition kiosks at Twin Cities airport

Delta Air Lines says it is the first US airline to use facial recognition technology to speed the process of checking baggage. Four self-serve kiosks for checking bags debuted Monday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International, including one that uses facial recognition technology to match travellers with their passport photos. The new kiosks are only for checking bags and don't replace security lines. Travellers use their boarding passes to print check-in tags for their bags at the self-serve kiosks. Those with a passport can use the facial recognition feature. The bags are then loaded onto a belt. The airline invested US$600,000 in the 4 kiosks being tested throughout the summer. The self-serve bag drops have the potential to process twice as many customers per hour, according to Delta. <br/>