Laos launches passenger processing systems at international airports

Passengers pass in front of a temperature screening camera at the arrivals area of Wattay International Airport in Vientiane on March 11, 2020. - AFP)

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The Immigration Department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security has launched an advanced passenger processing system (APPS) and passenger name record (PNR) for pre-screening of air passengers at international airports.

A press conference on the twin systems was recently held in the Lao capital Vientiane and chaired by director general of Immigration Department Saysaming Sivilay, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday (March 17).