LAX speeds up customs process with passport scanners
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-p...925-story.html
Note: The thread title is per LA Times article but I do believe it speeds up
immigration process as well as custom.
Originally Posted by LA Times
Airport officials opened 40 automated kiosks in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, which handled more than 9.1 million passengers last year. Ten kiosks also have been installed by Delta Air Lines in Terminal 5 and there are plans to put the devices in Terminal 2, home to several international carriers.
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With instructions in 13 languages, the automated systems read passports, take fingerprints of non-U.S. citizens and photograph travelers. Items to be declared must be typed into the kiosk.