Self-service security checks enabled at Shenzhen airport

SHENZHEN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Four smart passages that offer self-service security checks for passengers departing from south China's Shenzhen airport began operation Wednesday.

The passages, in the domestic departure area, are equipped with self-service ID verification gates, facial recognition systems, luggage carousels, double-source X-ray machines, millimeter-wave human scanning devices and luggage recheck stations.

According to the airport, a smart passage can release 220 passengers an hour during peak hours, 50 percent faster than manual checks.