Travelers catching an international flight out of Orlando International Airport may notice something different at the gate: there will be no need to pull out a passport or boarding pass. Instead, they will simply walk through a new biometric facial recognition screening before boarding.

It’s all part of a 90-day pilot program designed to speed up the boarding process and make travel more efficient at Florida’s busiest airport. More than 57 million passengers are expected to pass through MCO this year, and airport leaders say 15% of those travelers are heading to international destinations — a major reason behind the push for new technology.

WESH 2’s First Warning traffic expert Meaghan Mackey explains how the new system works and what U.S. Customs and Border Protection thinks about the r

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