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Terminal 2 To Get New Scanners
The Kuwait International Airport (KIA) will be equipped with new scanners with latest technology that will allow passengers to carry in their hand baggage electronic devices and liquids, reports Al-Anba daily quoting Arab news. The Smiths Detection said it won the contract to supply checkpoint security screening equipment for Kuwait’s new International Airport Terminal 2, which is currently under construction. The contract is for the supply and installation of 70 Hi-SCAN 6040 CTiX computed tomography (CT) X-rays, the US company said in a statement on Monday.
Terminal 2, which is intended to become an international transit hub, will have the ability to handle 25 million passengers annually. “Following on from the successful award of the hold baggage screening equipment last year, we are proud to be continuing this relationship with Kuwait International Airport,” said Jerome de Chassey, regional vice-president.
He went on to say, “The solutions that they have selected are the most technically advanced and are being installed in some of the biggest airports across the globe.” Airports worldwide are looking at new ways to increase the fl ow of passengers through terminals at a time when they are also struggling with new testing requirements related to the corona virus pandemic.
SOURCE ARABTIMES
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