The
e-lanes, which are installed on the third floor of the airport at the
security check area of the international departure hall, enable
travelers to pass checks in 10 seconds, compared to the 45 seconds.
Qualified travelers flying with Shenzhen Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air Asia and Tiger Airways can enjoy the e-service.
Chinese
mainland passport holders, mainland one-year multiple-entry travel
permit holders who have registered their fingerprints with local police,
and foreigners who hold e-passports and six-month or above China
residence permits and have registered their fingerprints on the police
system can apply to use the e-channels.
Qualified
foreigners who haven't registered biological information on the police
data system can register at the checkpoint office prior to using the
e-lanes. Fingerprinting and facial registration only requires around 2-3
minutes.
The
Shenzhen airport now has four e-lanes for inbound travelers and 2
e-lanes for outbound travelers. The e-lanes will reduce transit time for
passengers taking international and domestic flights, and prompt
airline companies to open more international routes in the city.
According
to the airport, it will open four e-lanes before the end of the year to
lay an attractive foundation for international aviation businesses.
In the
first half of the year, the Shenzhen airport served 1.06 million
passengers, a 33.9-percent increase over the same period last year.
In another
development, mainland passport holders can use e-lanes when leaving and
entering the mainland at Shenzhen checkpoints starting Friday.
Foreigners who hold six-month residence permits can use e-lanes at
checkpoints when they leave the mainland.
"Previously,
only travel permit holders could use e-lanes. Now, Chinese passport
holders can use e-lanes," said Xie Peixuan, a police officer with
Huanggang Checkpoint.
In the
first seven months of this year, Shenzhen checkpoints processed 137
million border-crossing travelers, an average of 645,000 a day.
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