MIAMI AIRPORT ADDS ELECTRONIC PASSPORT KIOSKS

U.S. and Canadian travellers can have their passports processed via a self-service kiosk Miami International Airport has now launched Passport Express, new automated passport control kiosks, which allow U.S. and Canadian citizens to have their passports processed via a self-service kiosk instead of a customs and border protection (CBP) officer. Thirty-six Passport Express kiosks have been installed in Miami's North Terminal and another 12 will be installed in the airport's South Terminal in 2014. Every four kiosks do the work of approximately one CBP officer, making the 36 new kiosks in North Terminal the equivalent of adding nine new CBP officers to Miami's international arrivals area. Implementation of the kiosks also relieves CBP officers to process more non-U.S. citizens. The average time for Global Entry processing is 40 seconds. The program targets those who leave the country at least four times per year, mainly airline personnel and business travellers