TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - December 2022
Dec 2022
Dec 03, 2022
DigiYatra Launched at Three Airports for Face Scan Entry
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the first phase of the Centre's ambitious DigiYatra facility for three airports where entry and boarding will be made more seamless with the use of a facial recognition system.
In the first phase, the minister launched the system for Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi airports.
As part of the second phase, the system will be launched in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune and Vijayawada by March 2023.
The DigiYatra facility will allow passengers to link their travel and identity documents and create a facial scan beforehand, which will do away with the need for them to produce boarding passes or identity cards when they arrive at an airport, drop their baggage, or proceed for boarding. Instead, passengers will need to show their face to a facial recognition camera to authenticate themselves.