Cardiff Airport launches biometric gates for passport checking

The e-gates will enable passengers with biometric passports to avoid the manual inspection process.Transport Minister Ken Skates was quoted by BBC as saying that the e-gates would help to minimise immigration queuing.The Welsh government has permitted the installation of biometric gates free of cost at airports handling more than two million in-bound passengers per annum.The government has sanctioned £1m in funding for the installation of gates at Cardiff Airport, which currently manages approximately 1.5 million passengers annually.