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ANA airport biometric passenger-processing programme

In operation Status as of 15 January 2024 · Funding type: Grant

Vision-Box announced biometric passenger processing with ANA at Lisbon and Porto in January 2024, with Faro, Funchal and Ponta Delgada planned for the second half of that year 1. The first phase covered selected TAP flights within Schengen. The company attributed funding to NextGenerationEU and Portugal's recovery plan 1. This is an airport security-access and boarding programme, not proof that border immigration controls were replaced. The entry records the announced first phase. Completion at all five airports, grant amounts, the procurement route and contract term remain unconfirmed.

Key terms

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Buyer
ANA Aeroportos de Portugal / VINCI Airports 1
Vendor
Vision-Box
Vendor based in
Not confirmed
Signed
Not published
Duration
Not published
Value
Not published
Funding
grant
Procurement route
Not published
System ownership
Not published
Data terms
Company describes enrolment through the ANA app or airport kiosks and facial matching at security-access and boarding gates. Controller, retention and exit clauses are not published 1.

Timeline

  1. 15 January 2024: Recorded status is In operation.

Sources

  1. Amadeus / Vision-Box, company statement: ANA biometric programme (15 January 2024, updated 7 April 2025)

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