Delhi airport T3 begins trial of facial recognition tech today

Delhi airport will roll out a three-month trial to demonstrate a Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel Experience (BEST) from Friday.

The trial will be based on Facial Recognition Technology. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) will launch the trial with Vistara at Terminal 3 (T3) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. With this Delhi, the busiest airport in the country, will the growing number of airports including Hyderabad where such a facility has been tried on a trial basis.

With the start of the trial at T3, passengers’ entry will be automatically processed based on the facial recognition system at all check points including airport entry, entry for security checks and boarding the aircraft.