US airline Delta has decided to extend a biometric security trial to Atlanta and JFK airports.Launched in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the exit screening will be used with customers departing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport and New York-JFK for international destinations. In May, Delta had revealed plans to launch a trial of a biometric bag drop system initially at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. It has also been pioneering its own first-of-its-kind biometric boarding pass at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Delta said the procedure and technology is designed to give CBP an enhanced ability to record when visitors depart the U.S.Delta's eGate tests, powered by biometric identification and management providers Vision-Box at JFK and NEC Corp. of America at ATL, confirms passenger identity using advanced facial recognition technology and Delta ticketing information.Delta noted upon successful screening at JFK, the eGate will open for individual customers to pass into the boarding area. In Atlanta, a self-contained unit will capture and verify customer's identity before the customer continues on to boarding. All customer data is managed by CBP.

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