Richmond, B.C. (October 7, 2015); CAPA Centre for Aviation has named
Vancouver Airport Authority's BorderXpress self-service border solution the
2015 Airport Innovation of the Year. Announced at the CAPA World Aviation
Summit in Helsinki, Finland on October 7, this prestigious award recognizes
the impact of YVR's industry-leading border clearance solution on the travel
experience at airports around the world.
CAPA Centre for Aviation is the leading provider of independent aviation
market intelligence, analysis and data services. Its annual Aviation Awards
of Excellence reward airlines and airports that demonstrate strategic
industry leadership amidst changing industry conditions. Candidates for the
awards are shortlisted by the CAPA team of analysts and aviation partners,
and then reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges. A new category for 2015,
the airport innovation award is given to the airport or IT supplier
responsible for the most powerful information technology innovation in the
airport sector.
"Vancouver Airport Authority has been a pioneer with its development of
BorderXpress Automated Passport Control Kiosks, which have reduced border
waiting times by over 50 per cent," said Peter Harbison, CAPA Executive
Chairman. "The judging panel selected Vancouver Airport Authority for being
extremely innovative and taking the strategic initiative to develop a
product that has significantly impacted the airport sector."
YVR's BorderXpress kiosks automate the administrative portion of customs
declaration, helping accelerate the process by up to 89 per cent, with no
pre-registration or cost to passengers. With this increased efficiency,
travelers arriving at BorderXpress-equipped airports experience shorter wait
times, less congestion and faster customs processing times.
"To achieve this prestigious honor from CAPA is both an honor and a
tremendous endorsement of YVR's commitment to innovation, one of our core
values," said Craig Richmond, President and CEO, Vancouver Airport
Authority, accepting the award from Harbison. "Through technologies such as
BorderXpress, we are taking an active role in improving the global travel
experience, and we look forward to building on YVR's longstanding foundation
of innovation."
Instead of filling out a declaration card and taking travel documents to a
border officer, passengers use the self-service kiosk to enter their
information. This data is sent by encrypted transfer to the government
agency, which returns a response in seconds. Receipt in hand, travelers then
see a border officer for verification.
First introduced at YVR's own U.S. pre-clearance facility in May 2013,
BorderXpress has been embraced by airports, airlines and travelers around
the world. To date, more than 700 kiosks have been deployed at 25 airports
throughout North American and the Caribbean, collectively helping more than
50 million passengers safely and quickly clear the border.
As airports around the world seek to implement BorderXpress kiosks, the
solution's latest technology offers expanded visa processing, making it
available to virtually every international traveler, and facial recognition
technology capability. Additionally, the technology can be easily customized
to meet the immigration requirements of any government in the world.
More information on YVR's award-winning BorderXpress solution is available
at www.yvr.ca
More information about CAPA Centre for Aviation and its annual awards is
available at www.centreforaviation.com.
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