ARINC Introduces Passenger Boarding Pass Screening System

ARINC Inc. has introduced the VeriPax Passenger Reconciliation System, a device that automates passenger and boarding pass screening. A customized version of VeriPax is being developed at Singapore’s Changi Airport to facilitate self check-in passengers. The system supports the airline industry’s transition to 2D bar-coded and plain paper passes, automatically screens passengers against airline host systems in real time, determines clearance, and provides alerts to agents when necessary. ARINC says the system can be integrated with local and external data sources, including biometric security applications. “The security processes at most airports are currently manual,” says Randy Pizzi, vice president and managing director of ARINC’s Asia Pacific Division. “With VeriPax automated screening, airport security can authenticate passenger boarding passes in just seconds by validating their status against the airline system.”