Pulkovo has introduced a fully import-substituted automatic system for checking documents on domestic flights before boarding

2024: Automated check of boarding passes

Pulkovo automated check of boarding passes using eGate turnstiles in the departure zone of Russian airlines. The project is being implemented within the framework of the import substitution program at the airport. The airport announced this on February 22, 2024.

source = Pulkovo

The solution allows passengers to board an aircraft by independently scanning a boarding pass or QR code on a mobile device. For February 2024, the devices are installed at two gates; by the end of 2024, it is planned to install turnstiles on all gates of the departure hall for domestic flights.

The installation of automated turnstiles is part of a project to create a "seamless" environment for passengers at Pulkovo Airport. It involves increasing the speed of pre-flight procedures due to the automation of some of the processes. According to our estimates, the time for servicing all passengers waiting for boarding will be reduced by a quarter, - said Pavel Kushnirenko, director of ground service at the Northern Capital Air Gate, Pulkovo Airport.

Electronic turnstiles were manufactured in Russia from stainless steel by ELSI, which, together with Iskander Group of Companies, supplied, configured and integrated with the SpecialControl mobile boarding pass accounting system developed by Neolabs.

Thanks to the system of motion sensors, it is possible to track the location and movement of the passenger and hand luggage during the passage through the turnstile, the possibility of oncoming passage is excluded.

The devices are equipped with a controlled servo motor that takes into account the speed of opening and closing the flaps, which provides safe passage for the passenger.

After passing the turnstiles, the system transmits to the airport agent all the necessary information about the passenger.