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Minister of Justice Ceremonially Opened Up Saphire
2007-02-19
PT Angkasa Pura Schiphol launched Saphire, an advanced and secure border passage system using iris recognition at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
The Ministry of Law & Human Rights - Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Hamid Awaludin today officially opened a new exclusive airport service program called SAPHIRE at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Also present at the launching ceremony were Mr. Edie Haryoto, President Director of PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II, Mr. Basyir Ahmad Barmawi, Director General of Directorate of Immigration and Mr. Djoko Santoso, President Director of PT. Angkasa Pura Schiphol.
Initially, the SAPHIRE program was developed by PT Angkasa Pura Schiphol, a fifty-fifty joint venture company of PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II and Schiphol Goup, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Immigration - Republic of Indonesia. The program will be implemented at major Indonesian airports, starting with Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and later at Polonia Airport in Medan, Juanda Airport in Surabaya and Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali.
Mr. Djoko Santoso, the President Director of PT. Angkasa Pura Schiphol, stated that “We are delighted to offer frequent travellers an innovative new product when travelling into and out of Indonesia. SAPHIRE is open to Indonesian citizens as well as Foreigners who comply with the terms and conditions of membership.”
During the opening ceremony, Minister of Law and Human Rights Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Hamid Awaludin said, “The launch of the SAPHIRE program will enhance the quality of services provided by the Directorate General of Immigration Republic of Indonesia as well as from security point of view. The government always takes precautionary measures to ensure safe travelling within Indonesia, eventually gaining back trust from the international community”. About Saphire SAPHIRE is an exclusive program with fast, secured and privileged airport services to enhance travel conveniences for travel minded people in Asia. This exclusive program offers a variety of privileges at the airport, such as the preferred VIP parking in front of the terminal, preferred security lane, preferred check-in treatment with airlines participating in SAPHIRE program and Automatic Border Passage (ABP) which enables customers to fast track through the immigration using the iris recognition technology, both upon departure and arrival.
By using the very accurate iris recognition technology to detect an individual identity, it will only take 10 seconds for SAPHIRE members to pass through immigration. In principle, anyone can be a SAPHIRE member, as long as they fulfill the Immigration requirements and at least 1.40 m tall since the members must be able to look into the iris scanner, which is installed at a height of 1.30 m. Indonesia is the first to implement such service and technology in Asia and currently SAPHIRE operates only at Soekarno - Hatta International Airport Jakarta.
For further information:
PT. Angkasa Pura Schiphol
Edyana Paramitasari
Tel. : (62-21) 5505117
Fax : (62-21) 5503093
Email : edyana@saphire.co.id Back to Press Release list
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