{"slug": "astana-airport-plans-to-introduce-biometric-passenger-authentication", "title": "Astana airport plans to introduce biometric passenger authentication", "summary": "Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport has published a draft proposal on the Open NPA portal to pilot AI-powered biometric passenger authentication at Astana International Airport, with public discussion open until November 4. Developed under Article 48, Paragraph 4 of the Digital Code, the ministry says the initiative aims to cut processing times, streamline pre-flight procedures and enhance airport security. Qazinform News Agency also reported that Kazakhstan has begun building a $5 billion AI data center hub in Ekibastuz.", "body_md": "# Astana airport plans to introduce biometric passenger authentication\n\nKazakhstan's Ministry of Transport has opened a draft proposal to introduce biometric passenger authentication at Astana International Airport for public discussion, [Qazinform News Agency](https://qazinform.com/) reports.\n\nDeveloped under Article 48, Paragraph 4 of the Digital Code, the proposal outlines a pilot project to introduce AI-powered biometric authentication for passengers at the airport.\n\nAccording to the ministry, the initiative aims to improve passenger services by reducing processing times, streamlining pre-flight procedures and enhancing airport security.\n\nThe draft document has been published on the Open NPA portal and will remain open for public discussion until November 4.\n\nEarlier, [Qazinform News Agency](https://qazinform.com/) reported that Kazakhstan [had begun](https://qazinform.com/news/kazakhstan-builds-5-billion-ai-data-center-hub-in-ekibastuz-a25405) building a $5 billion AI data center hub in Ekibastuz.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/astana-airport-plans-to-introduce-biometric-passenger-authentication", "canonical_source": "https://qazinform.com/news/astana-airport-plans-to-introduce-biometric-passenger-authentication-2a3066", "published_at": "2026-10-20 05:58:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-20 06:16:58.639300+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport", "Astana International Airport", "Qazinform News Agency", "Open NPA portal", "Ekibastuz"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/astana-airport-plans-to-introduce-biometric-passenger-authentication", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/astana-airport-plans-to-introduce-biometric-passenger-authentication.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/astana-airport-plans-to-introduce-biometric-passenger-authentication.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/astana-airport-plans-to-introduce-biometric-passenger-authentication.jsonld"}}