19.05.2026, 12:10

Kazakhstan to launch biometric identification pilot on domestic flights

ASTANA. May 19 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) – Kazakhstan will launch a pilot project introducing biometric identification for passengers on domestic flights, Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev said on Tuesday.

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