Identity Verification for Air Travel Passengers
Empower a secure, seamless, self-service travel experience.
The Passenger Journey Is Complex
Airport navigation contains a sequence of touchpoints and processes — from check-in to boarding and beyond — all packed with pain points along the way.
To alleviate this travel turmoil, reliable and swift identity verification is a “must-have” in order to provide passengers with the secure, seamless journey that’s long overdue.
An Exceptional Passenger Experience
Powered By Biometrics
Biometrics promise air travel transformation by moving passengers through airports more quickly, securely and seamlessly. Everyone involved with air travel is ready to reap the benefits of biometrics and elevate the experience.
Leader in Biometric Authentication
Frost & Sullivan evaluated the top global multimodal biometric authentication companies in its latest report – Frost Radar™: Biometric Authentication Solutions, 2022. HID was recognized as a leader in innovation and growth.
See why HID is a top choice for biometric authentication and digital ID solutions.
Read the full report or view the infographic.
Smart Identity Verification Is Modular
Airport environments have broad identity application requirements — from traveler enrollment, document reading and validation to facial recognition, biometric matching and more. Sometimes a single, comprehensive solution is not always the best fit.
HID’s modular approach enables airlines and airport operators to add identity verification capabilities quickly and easily to existing systems without “rip-and-replace” or expensive migrations to a new platform altogether.
HID Solution Components for Identity Verification
HID’s Modular Portfolio for Identity Verification
Whether you are outfitting an entire operation with an integrated identity solution or rolling out incremental capabilities, HID’s modular portfolio can flex with your business needs, resources, budget and time frame requirements.
Facial Recognition Camera Hardware
Fingerprint Readers
ID Document & Ticket Readers
Software Development Kits
ID Proofing Server
Biometric Server
Device Management
Biometrics Services
An Exceptional Facial Recognition Camera
in Any Light

Using facial recognition to identify passengers at airports is a challenge. Poor matching rates across various lighting conditions and failure to match certain demographics are common obstacles. We solve these setbacks for airlines and airport operations with the HID U.ARE.U™ Camera Identification System.
- Combined HID-patented multispectral imaging with AI for impeccable performance
- Top NIST ranking in matching performance and accuracy
- Ethically trained and built AI to eliminate matching bias
- Advanced presentation attack detection (PAD) to prevent fraud in unattended use cases
- High matching rates amid challenging lighting at airports
- On-device biometric processing with endpoint security for maximum protection
Secure and Rapid Document Verification
HID is a leading vendor in document and ticket readers for aviation. Our technology swiftly reads data from multiple forms of identification and travel documentation, ensuring passenger information is legitimate and processed efficiently at every step in the traveler’s journey.
Designed to integrate easily with existing airport applications, HID document and ticket readers are relied upon by some of the largest airlines and public transport authorities worldwide. The portfolio includes highly regarded products from HID’s acquisition of Access-IS.