SEMENYIH: Low cost carrier, AirAsia, aims to roll out the face recognition system for flight boarding at selected airport across Malaysia this year.

Deputy group chief executive officer Aireen Omar said the face recognition's pilot project is currently being done at the Senai Airport, Johor.

"Since the pilot test began, we have firmed up and improved the whole technology and we are looking to roll up at the various airport throughout Malaysia," she told reporters after the launching of Aviatar 2019 Hackathon competition here today.