The hope is the technology will help out airlines by removing the need to enforce social distancing - which could force ticket prices up by 50%
The system at Bournemouth – used by 800,000 passengers a year – will automatically alert border staff to any passenger showing signs of a high temperature, allowing them to intercept and isolate travellers before they board a plane or leave the airport.
It comes after the boss of Heathrow wrote to Health Secretary Matt Hancock calling for a set of stringent screening measures, which could include temperature checks, antibody tests and a requirement that all passengers carry health passports proving they are medically fit. Critics say the lack of tests threatens the health of the nation and makes a mockery of the lockdown conditions opposed on the rest of the country.Heathrow executive John Holland-Kaye wants an internationally-agreed set of screening measures to restore confidence in air travel.
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