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(SEOUL=Yonhap News) Two Korean airports will adopt biometrics authentication systems next week, allowing local passengers to travel without identification cards, the transport ministry said Monday.

Korean passengers using Gimpo International Airport and Jeju International Airport will be able to take domestic flights after going through a biometrics identity confirmation process, which includes methods such as palm vein scanning and fingerprinting, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Koreans aged 14 or older can use the service after prior registration with their identification cards at the airports, the ministry said.

"The new system will reduce errors that occurred when visually inspecting passengers' identifications and cut the amount of time spent on the check-in process," a ministry official said.

The ministry is planning to expand the service to other local airports, in Gimhae, Daegu and Cheongju, by the end of this year.

It is also in talks with other relevant governmental bodies over implementing the system at Incheon International Airport, the country's main gateway, which is located west of Seoul.


In this file photo, taken on Oct. 6, 2017, Jeju International Airport, located on Korea's southern most resort island of Jeju, is crowded with travelers taking a long break for the Chuseok (harvest moon) holiday. (Yonhap)

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