Vietnam approves national project for biometric airport security at 80% of airports by 2030
By
Lu-Hai Liang
Summary
Vietnam has approved a national project (Decision 1066/QD‑TTg) to modernize airport security and accelerate digital transformation across its aviation sector. The initiative focuses on shifting from reactive security to a "constructive security" model using digital identity tools such as VNeID, biometrics, and automated gates to segment passengers by risk level. The goal is to implement biometric identification at 80% of airports by 2030, leveraging interoperable digital infrastructure and risk-based methods.
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Central to the strategy is a shift from reactive security to a 'constructive security' model — using digital identity tools such as VNeID, biometrics and autogates to segment passengers by risk.
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