{
  "id": 19340063,
  "title": "Passports 'redundant' in five years, suggests Dubai Airports chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/passports-redundant-in-five-years-suggests-dubai-airports-chief-19340063",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T13:04:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/2026/11/10/passports-redundant-in-five-years-suggests-dubai-airports-chief/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paper passports could be “redundant within five years” due to biometric technology, Paul Griffiths , chief executive of Dubai Airports, has said. “I know many travellers cherish collecting travel stamps, but from a technological perspective, the idea of carrying a physical book in order to fly is outdated,” Mr Griffiths wrote in a post on LinkedIn. “We have the capability to verify identity…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}