Smart Lanes keep laptops and liquids in your bag. The existence of “Smart Lanes” solves such inspection area problems in one fell swoop. Smart Lane is a security inspection lane with the following features, which dramatically improves inspection speed. Baggage can be checked 360 degrees using an X-ray CT inspection machine, so there is no need to remove the contents*.
Automated tray transport. No need for users to carry them.
Overtaking is possible as the tray proceeds from the person who sent it out to the body scanner.
Trays requiring additional inspection flow automatically to the attendant’s side of the lane.
After use, the tray is automatically turned around to the entrance side *If it is not a CT type, you will be asked to take out your luggage Some of you may have encountered this system as it is being introduced at airports in Japan. Although it is easier to understand the actual use case by watching the video, two points are particularly significant: “no need to take out luggage” and “passing the person in front who is not ready”. The trays themselves are often larger, so it is also convenient to put a bag and a jacket together and tuck them away. The following is a summary of the deployment of smart lanes at major airports in Japan. When the specific number of lanes has been disclosed, the number is shown in parentheses. When using an airport during peak season, you may want to consider which inspection area you should line up at.
Major domestic airports with smart lanes Haneda Airport Terminal 1 ・ Security checkpoint B (4 lanes)
Security checkpoint C (3 lanes)
Security checkpoint E (2 lanes)
Security checkpoint F (3 lanes) Haneda Airport Terminal 2 ・ Security checkpoint A (10 lanes, fully introduced)
Security checkpoint B (10 lanes, fully introduced)
Security checkpoint C
International Flight Area Haneda Airport Terminal 3 (former International Terminal) ・Introduced Itami Airport ・South side (ANA side) security checkpoint (8+1 lanes, fully introduced)
North side (JAL side) security checkpoint (6+1 lanes, fully introduced) Kansai International Airport Terminal 1 – New domestic flight area (6 lanes) Kansai International Airport Terminal 2 – International flight area Centrair – Domestic flight (1 lane)
International (2 lanes)
Domestic/International (1 lane) Narita Airport ・International security checkpoint New Chitose Airport ・International area Fukuoka Airport ・Domestic security checkpoint (11 lanes, introduced on January 24, 2024) Naha Airport ・Security checkpoint A (5 lanes, completed mid-March 2024)
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