Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that Tirana’s “Nënë Tereza” International Airport will become Europe’s first airport with a digital entry gate.

“Soon, travelers will enter Albania without stops or passport checks. The digital gate will verify your identity using your face and link it electronically to your ticket and personal data,” Rama said on the podcast “Flasim” in the segment “Weekly Notes.”

Rama highlighted that Tirana Airport already ranks among Europe’s first airports with digital passport control. “Now it will lead the continent with a fully digital entry gate. Digital technology allows developing countries to make leaps that were otherwise impossible,” he added.

Rinas Airport has seen strong passenger growth in recent years, driven by Albania’s tourism boom.

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