Mangaluru International Airport installs barcode reader to expedite passenger movement
Mangaluru, Feb 16: The Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has installed a 2D barcode reader at the entry gate of the new integrated terminal building to enhance passenger experience expedite their movement through the gate.
The CISF officers manning MIA's terminal entry gates scan the barcodes instead of manually checking the flight tickets. This strategic move helps to prevent congestion at the entry gate during the peak hours and during the holiday season, a release from the MIA said here Thursday.
The new system helps save an average of 20-25 seconds per passenger. The 2D barcode scanners help passenger processing time at the departure entry, thereby help improve passenger experience.
The 2D barcode scanner also prevents passengers entering the terminal using fake or cancelled flight tickets, thus enhancing security.
The MIA has always prided itself in setting benchmarks in delivering the best-in-class services at the airport, it said.
The MIA has been developing infrastructure at the airport by enhancing passenger handling capacity and creating robust process management. The airport has also continually strived to deploy the latest technology that allows free flow in the movement of passengers.
Passengers who use the web check-in feature before arriving at the airport will benefit from the expedited check-in process and avoid potential delays, the release said.
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Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election
Colombo (PTI): Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of votes.
Dissanayake, 56, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People’s Power (NPP), defeated his closest rival Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe was eliminated in the first round after he failed to become within the top two in the vote list.
NPP said Dissanayake will take oath on Monday.
Earlier, the Election Commission ordered a second round of counting after no candidate secured over 50 per cent votes needed to be declared the winner of Saturday's election.
Dissanayake will be the country's 9th president.
No election in Sri Lanka has ever progressed to the second round of counting, as single candidates have always emerged as clear winners based on first-preference votes.
