Sydney Airport has installed eight new SmartGate kiosks at the T1 International Terminal, in a move that will boost inbound international passenger processing capacity by 640 travellers an hour.
An agreement means SYD will get 40 additional SmartGate units, operated by the Australian Border Force (ABF). The eight new kiosks complement the consolidation of existing SmartGate units into central clusters in Pier B and Pier C. This helped reduce wait times by 10% in the first quarter of the year, with 90% of inbound passengers clearing immigration within 36 minutes. SYD border processing times have improved by 12 minutes over the past 18 months, with international passenger volumes increasing 14% over the same period. By early next year, a further 32 new SmartGate kiosks will be deployed across the international precinct, doubling the total number of kiosks in the terminal.
. . . CT Scanners
The rollout of additional SmartGate kiosks is part of SYD’s wider capital investment program at the T1 International Terminal, with upgrades to security screening well underway. Seven of 15 new CT scanning lanes are already operational, with the balance to be completed by year-end, with the works anticipated to boost screening capacity by nearly 30% and allow passengers to keep laptops, liquids and aerosols in their carry-on bags. Melbourne is also getting more kiosks.
