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Amazing new addition announced for Dublin Airport

Amazing new addition announced for Dublin Airport

This could be a game-changer.

Nobody likes the airport process. 

When we're off on our holidays, we all just want to get to the other side of security so that we can head for a pint and take our 'sure, it would be rude not to' airport check-in snap. 

In some amazing news today, however, Dublin Airport have revealed a new addition that should make this process a whole lot easier.

The airport is set to trial facial recognition technology to speed up queues. 

According to the Irish Mirror, DAA's Frances O'Brien said "We are really pleased to be an early adopter of this new technology, designed to further enhance the experience for both our passengers and our airline customers at Dublin Airport."

He said "We are delighted with the early progress of the trial in testing so far and we look forward to extending the technology to a wider audience, including passengers travelling to the US in the coming months."

Dublin Airport are set to trial facial recognition, to get passengers through security faster. (via Facebook)

If you've travelled a bit, you probably will have encountered the facial recgonition technology. 

It basically involves you standing in front of a camera and matches you to the image on your passport, meaning you don't have to wait for a person to do it and the process becomes a lot quicker. 

An official date for it's arrival is yet to be annnounced, so watch this space.

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