Flying out of Bengaluru? Your face will be your ticket & identity
Kempegowda International Airport has become one of the only three airports in India where domestic passengers can experience a contactless, paperless check-in and boarding process.
On Thursday, the ministry of civil aviation formally launched DigiYatra, a digital travel experience based on facial biometrics, at Bengaluru, Delhi and Varanasi airports.
The beta version of DigiYatra was launched at the city airport on August 15, covering Air India, Vistara and AirAsia. It enables travellers to check in, pass through security and board flights using their single-token face biometrics. Put simply, they don’t have to produce identity documents and boarding passes. Their face will be their identity. The aim is to substantially reduce overall aircraft boarding time.
