Digiyatra News
Digiyatra services launched at Guwahati airport to improve passenger experience. The paperless check-in services' usage has seen a positive surge since the official launch in August 2023.
The DigiYatra facility is receiving a positive response from users enabling a smooth entry & check-in process at airports, and it will soon be implemented at 25 additional airports in 2024.
The use of the DigiYatra infrastructure will be implemented at these airports in a phased manner for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various checkpoints.
Jaipur Airport will offer contactless check-in to travellers joining the likes of Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Varanasi.
Delhi airport passengers can use the facility through a three-step registration process, which will allow them to travel using their face as their identity inside the airport.
Passengers travelling through Air India, IndiGo, GoFirst, Vistara, and SpiceJet flights will be able to use DigiYatra at the Kolkata airport joining the likes of Delhi, Varanasi and Bengaluru airports.
Ashneer Grover recently shared a problem with the DigiYatra App on Twitter regarding uploading boarding pass via app which was addressed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The systems will use hi-tech biometric cameras to verify passenger details along several touchpoints, which includes the self-service baggage drop, passport control, business class lounge and boarding gates.
Here's how you can download, register and use the DigiYatra app to get through the crowd seamlessly at Delhi, Varanasi, and Mumbai Airport in contactless movement.
IATA will set global standards for contactless boarding procedure
IATA will look at India's experience of the newly-launched DigiYatra app
IATA's members currently account for 83 per cent of global traffic
DigiYatra initiative aims to revamp the boarding process at airports by making it faster and seamless and is enabled by NEC India’s facial recognition and biometric solutions.
With the DigiYatra program unveiled by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia travellers will have seamless movement through the checkpoints at Delhi Airport, Varanasi, and Bengaluru airport.
DigiYatra app will use passengers' biometrics
The app will make movements across checkpoints smooth
The app has been launched on Android in its Beta version
The airport has set up dedicated face recognition registration counters to ease passengers travelling with cabin baggage.
The government proposes to make it mandatory for Indian air travellers to provide a unique identification (UID) like Aadhaar, passport or PAN card at the time of booking tickets, Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha said on Thursday, while announcing the launch of the digital travel experience initiative - Digiyatra - for fliers.
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