Ink Pax Verification simplifies document checks

responsible for verifying that passengers have the correct

documentation before they travel. Failure to do so could result

in formidable fines for each violation, easily wiping out the airline's

Around the world, many of these checks are still done by cross-

referencing the go-to book for this information - IATA Timatic.

This is time consuming, especially for multiple passengers, as

check-in agents must search pages and then decipher the rules

versus the documents in hand. And this discounts the possible

drama of locating the book in the first place.

Electronic methods of using IATA Timatic often rely on private
networks and are integrated into larger products. The TimaticWeb

portal does not utilise the dedicated airport equipment available at

check-in time. It is often unavailable where it is needed because Web

access is frequently prohibited at check-in desks and boarding gates.

Ink Pax Verification, part of Ink Border Control, has been developed

to greatly simplify this function. This product handles both arriving

and departing passengers. Adding Ink Pax Verification to your check- in

and border control processes verifies appropriate travel documentation

in seconds using an authoritative data source.

Ink Pax Verification is available as a standalone product or comes

integrated within Ink DCS. This solution can run alongside your existing

departure control system or your manually operated flights. But when

integrated with Ink DCS, passenger details are transparently extracted
from the passenger record without further entry steps.

All Ink products are available securely over the Web and over private

airport networks on Common Use workstations and back office PCs.

Agents on any desk at the airport, such as at check-in, sales desk or

boarding gate can access Ink Pax Verification.

Ink goes even further by running the system on tablets such as iPads

and empowering agents to swipe passports and ID cards on Google

Android Tablets. Document checks can now be done anywhere on

modern devices that leave laptop, Windows Mobile and Pocket PC

solutions looking their age.

The layout is clear and simple to use and uniquely, travel documents

are scanned, reducing or totally avoiding manual entry. A clear response

and detailed supporting text confirms whether a passenger is allowed

to travel or not.

Ink is also integrating Timatic queries into its Ink Self Service products,

allowing passengers to check their own documentation during the

check-in process.

Shawn Richards, CEO of Ink Aviation added, "In the future we also be

extending support for scanning visas which will help support decisions

dependent on visa validity. Even our basic visa scanning complementing

our full passport scanning goes beyond anything I have seen running in a

mobile Border Control app. And a laptop doesn't count as mobile in my

books."

IATA was pleasantly surprised by Ink's rapid integration, which was

approved for operation within two weeks of the Technical Specifications

first being supplied.

Ink Aviation is an independent provider of Next Generation Passenger

Services Systems and hardware. They work with international and regional

airlines and airports to increase capacity and streamline service delivery with

cutting edge self-service, mobile and agent-based systems.

Ink is based in Alicante, Spain. Their highly skilled team delivers innovative

systems that are real, practical and ahead of the industry curve in affordability,

flexibility and capability.