Airports & operations

UK plans nationwide contactless eGate rollout

Last observed 2026-10-10 · Confidence 95%

Canonical event record

What happened

The UK Home Office plans to extend contactless facial-recognition eGate technology to all 13 UK airports currently equipped with eGates by early 2027.

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