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PSP points to greater pressure on biometric collection at Faro Airport

Barlavento14 September 2026 at 11:01

PSP states that there is greater pressure on biometric collection at Faro Airport, compared to the other airports in the country. Biometric data collection proceeds smoothly at the other Portuguese airports.

At Faro Airport, PSP has 215 agents dedicated to airport security and border control. This number of officers is involved in passenger verification operations.

Biometric collection is a process that identifies and verifies passenger identity through biometric data, such as fingerprints or facial recognition, within the framework of border control.

The content was published by the newspaper Barlavento, which reported on the specific situation of the Algarve airport compared to other national airports.

Why this matters

Readers in the Algarve are directly affected by any delays or congestion at Faro's border control, the region's main airport that receives millions of tourists annually. The information allows anticipating possible queues or increased wait times at departures and arrivals.

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