Songshan airport steps up with ‘3e Smart Service’By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterStarting today, people can enjoy faster service at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) with its smart e-pass system, allowing them to have their passport authenticated, pass through immigration and board their flight electronically, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said yesterday. Songshan airport is the first in the nation to conduct a six-month trial of the “3e Smart Service” — e-Check (passport authentication), e-Gate (immigration) and e-Board (gate access) — as part of the government’s efforts to promote “touchless service.”Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) inspected the airport’s 3e Smart Service yesterday morning. Airline workers at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) prepare for a six-month trial run of the “3e Smart Service” — e-Check, e-Gate and e-Board — that is scheduled to start today. People’s travel information is automatically forwarded from the e-Check and e-Gate devices to the e-Board devices, he said. CAA said that it spent NT$990,000 building the 3e Smart Service.

Source: Taipei Times March 23, 2021 15:56 UTC