Digi Yatra to cover 38 airports in 2024, says aviation minister Scindia

New Delhi: Digi Yatra facility will be available at 25 more airports in 2024, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said in a press conference on Friday. The facility will be introduced at 14 airports in the first phase and another 11 airports in the second phase, all in the next year.

Currently, Digi Yatra facility is available at 13 airports, catering to 85% of the country’s domestic air passenger traffic. These include airports in New Delhi, Varanasi, Bengaluru, Vijayawada, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Guwahati.

Digi Yatra uses facial recognition technology to provide for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various checkpoints at airports.