I-Air Canada inikela ngokugibela okungakhethwa kwe-biometric kwezindiza zase-US eziya eCanada

Air Canada uthe namuhla yinkampani yezindiza yokuqala yaseCanada enikeza amakhasimende ayo ukuphepha nokusebenziseka kalula kwendlela entsha yokugibela esebenzisa i-biometrics yobuso. Lobu buchwepheshe sebuyatholakala kumakhasimende asuka eSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) ngezinhlelo zokuqhubeka nokukhipha amakhasimende kwezinye izikhumulo zezindiza zase-US lapho kusebenza khona le nkampani yezindiza.  

"I-Air Canada yethule izinqubo eziningi ezingathinteki kulo lonke uhambo lwamakhasimende, futhi siyajabula manje ukunikela ngokuzikhethela, okukhethwa kukho kokugibela kwe-biometric kumakhasimende ahamba kwa-SFO angenamthungo, okonga isikhathi futhi alula ngenkathi kunciphisa isikhathi sokuxhumana nokucubungula," kusho u-Andrew U-Yiu, Iphini Likamongameli, Umkhiqizo e-Air Canada. "Amakhasimende asitshele ukuthi bayazithanda izinqubo ezihambisanayo futhi siyaqhubeka nokuhlola futhi sihlole ezinye izindlela ezingathintwa ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokuhambela okuphephile nokuvikelekile ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa lonke ulwazi lokuvakasha."

Ukugibela kweBiometric kwenza amakhasimende akwazi ukuziveza esangweni lokugibela, kuthathwe izithombe zawo eziqinisekiswayo bese ziqinisekiswa emininingwaneni yamapasipoti nezithombe zazo esezivele zithwetshulwe nge-US Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Traveler Verification Service. Ngemizuzwana nje, insiza yokuqhathanisa ubuso ye-CBP izoqhathanisa ngokuzenzakalela isithombe esisha sesihambi nezithombe umvakashi asezinikeze uhulumeni, njengezithombe zepasipoti neze-visa. Kukonke, ukusetshenziswa kwama-biometrics ebusweni kunikeza abahambi inqubo ephephile, engathinti ethambisa ukuhamba komoya.

"I-CBP ijabule ukusebenzisana ne-Air Canada ukuhlinzeka abahambi ngenqubo ephephile, engathinti yokuqinisekisa ubunikazi njengoba besuka e-United States kwa-SFO," kusho uDiane J. Sabatino, iPhini likaKhomishani Ongumsizi Omkhulu, Ihhovisi Lezokusebenza Kwamasimu, Amasiko WaseMelika kanye Ukuvikelwa Kwemingcele. "Kanye nenqubo yokufika elula eyenziwe lula ye-CBP lapho singena kwa-SFO, siguqula uhambo lokuhamba ngendiza ngokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwama-biometrics ebusweni ngokusebenzisa ubudlelwano phakathi kukahulumeni nezinkampani ezizimele ukuze kuqinisekiswe futhi kuthuthukiswe ulwazi lwamakhasimende."

Amakhasimende angafuni ukusebenzisa i-biometric boarding angavele aluleke i-ejenti yesango, futhi azogibela njengoba ahlala enjalo ngokwethula ipasipoti yabo yokugibela nepasipoti yokuhlolwa kwe-ID okwenziwa ngesandla nokuqhutshwa kokugibela.

Kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka, i-Air Canada yethule izinqubo eziningi ezingathinti kulo lonke uhambo lwamakhasimende, kufaka phakathi: I-TouchFree Bag Check yezindiza ezisuka ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseCanada, ikhono loku-oda ukudla ngqo eMaple Leaf Lounges kusuka kuma-Smartphones kanye namathebulethi, ukungena okungathinteki ku Ikhefi le-Air Canada lokuthi livulwa nini, kanye nokuhlinzekwa kwawo wonke amaphephandaba nomagazini ngefomethi yedijithali nge-PressReader, phakathi kwezinye izinhlelo.

I-Air Canada ihlela ukukhulisa izinketho zokugibela i-biometric iye kwezinye izikhumulo zezindiza zase-US kungekudala futhi manje ihlola izinketho ezingasebenza ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseCanada.