It will be operational by end of February, 2019 at Bengaluru & Hyderabad airports.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) will roll out this initiative at Kolkata, Varanasi, Pune & Vijayawada airports by April 2019.
Digi Yatra
There will be one-time verification at departure airport while travelling for 1st time using ID.
After successful verification, facial recognition biometric will be captured & stored in Digi Yatra ID.
W⟋this initiative, ticket booking, airport entry & boarding pass security check-in will be made digital.
For this system, passengers will be registered thru centralized system & will be given Digi Travel ID.
This ID will include details such as names of passengers, their e-mail id, mobile number & any other identity card in case of non-basis.
Travelers can use this ID when booking tickets.
Initiative will bring benefits to passengers & all stakeholders involved in process including airport operator who will be having travel information in advance for better resource planning & real-time data of passengers w⟋i terminal.
This will enable operator to take proactive action to avoid congestion.