Here Are 16 Airports That Might Scan Your Face This Holiday Season

Orlando International Airport

Evelyn Rebuli checks in for her flight to Orlando on American Airlines in the Miami International Airport on September 18, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)

Though Orlando International Airport has just recently partnered with the TSA for domestic screening, it actually has one of longest histories with the tech of any airport on the list. Starting in 2018, the Orlando airport became the first to ask all departing and arriving international passengers to undergo a face scan.

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