Making Travel Easier
Getting through security screenings seems to add a lot of time to travel and some stress and anxiety. We want to feel safe when traveling but don’t want to spend our time traveling stuck in security screening lines or repacking our luggage after taking certain items out.
Suppose you are flying through Terminal 3, serviced by Qantas and QanatasLink, at Sydney’s International Airport. In that case, you might be able to save a little bit of time by using a small, tucked-away security checkpoint–and it’s all thanks to 3D laser scanning services.
Where Is It?
After entering the terminal, look towards the far left, just opposite the check-in zone, for priority baggage. This small, somewhat hidden security checkpoint is a favorite of frequent flyers and is usually open during peak travel hours. As a result, it is usually much less busy than the main central security checkpoints.
How Will 3D Laser Scanning Services Save Time?
Although it is not centrally located, the addition of 3D laser scanning services at this checkpoint at the Sydney airport can save you significant time during the screening process. This new 3D scanning services technology allows precise and detailed scans of baggage that passes through, including the contents inside.
Best of all, when traveling through this checkpoint and passing your bags through the 3D scanner, you no longer need to remove certain items such as tablets, laptops, gels, or liquids. Sydney Airport plans to implement the 3D scanning at Terminal 3 in time for the peak December travel period this year.
Using computer tomography (CT), the same technology used by hospitals in internal body scans, the 3D laser scanning at this checkpoint will give security specialists the ability to scan the contents inside a bag. The rotating 3D scanners provide a high-resolution image of the bag and contents the screener can manipulate and examine in near real-time.
This will save a significant amount of time and frustration for travelers by not requiring the need to remove particular items and then needing to repack them. Similar 3D scanner systems are already in place at several other Australian airports, including Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra.
Although the 3D scanners can provide images of the contents inside baggage, travelers will still be required to remove extra clothing layers such as sweaters and jackets. However, if the 3D scanner implementation at Terminal 3 proves successful, it won’t be long before it is rolled out for more widespread use.