Frankfurt airport trials walk-through passenger scanner – Business Traveller
Frankfurt airport has launched a trial of new walk-through scanner technology, which it says is designed to speed up security checks.
The Rohde & Schwarz R&S QPS Walk2000 is currently situated in Concourse A of the airport’s Terminal 1, with participating passengers able to walk through the scanner “at a normal pace without stopping”.
The 360-degree scanner uses millimetre-wave technology which can penetrate several layers of clothing, “making it unnecessary to remove jackets and coats”, and AI-based detection software identifies metallic and non-metallic objects.
Any anomalies are displayed in real time “on a unisex avatar”, which the airport says reduced the need for follow-up checks – but if a check is needed security staff can then focus on the areas that have triggered an al...
