Kolkata airport sees 3 of 5 flights' boarding time reduced to half, courtesy DigiYatraKolkata Airport has introduced DigiYatra, a contactless airport experience, to reduce boarding times by half in three out of five flights d...
12 Jul, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
Digi Yatra app has always been under our full control: Digi Yatra FoundationDigi Yatra Foundation maintains control over the application despite controversy with former vendor. CEO denies storing passengers' data. A...
17 Apr, 2024, 10.48 PM IST
Surveillance or security? Digi Yatra app divides opinion on facial scanningWith massive data breaches in the past few years, critics are sceptical and have raised concerns about privacy. So, are these fears real or...
11 Feb, 2024, 09.28 AM IST
At New Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru airports, biometrics set to rev up immigration checksThe New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru airports will introduce automated immigration clearances, allowing international entries and departures...
29 Jan, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric: Jyotiraditya Scindia"Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric," Scindia said in a letter to Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale.
28 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
GMR Group selects IDEMIA for DigiYatra face recognition techThe technology has already been implemented at Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) for DigiYatra that facilitates entry of domestic ...
20 Jun, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
Paperless check-in, boarding service Digi Yatra to be launched at four more airports next month. Details here"Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded the work for the implementation of the Biometric Boarding System at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawad...
03 Feb, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
No risk of data theft as flyers' data will not be stored, says Digi Yatra FoundationDigi Yatra Foundation is a joint-venture between Airport Authority of India (AAI) and other private airports and is implementing the Digi Y...
25 Aug, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
Privacy red flags as Digi Yatra app takes off in betaA beta version of the project – which intends to reduce wait time at airports - has been launched at the Delhi and Bengaluru airports.
24 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
DIAL launches beta version of DigiYatra app at Delhi airport for quicker check-in process"DIAL had installed the required facility at Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport and already conducted its DigiYatra trials. Nearly 20,000 passenge...
15 Aug, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Facial recognition technology at 4 airports to be introduced by March next year: CentreCivil Aviation General V K Singh (retd) said FRT has not yet been introduced at any of the airports in India. However, the Airports Authori...
02 Dec, 2021, 03.23 PM IST
Bangalore Airport extends biometric-based self-boarding facility to AirAsia IndiaDigiYatra facility, which is an initiative of the civil aviation ministry and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), seeks to minimi...
03 Aug, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Biometric journey goes live at Bengaluru airportAfter the completion of the final phase by early next year, it is expected to be the largest deployment of an end-to-end paperless biometri...
23 Jul, 2019, 04.36 PM IST
Travel with tech: Soon, facial recognition system will replace boarding passes at airportsThe ‘Digi Yatra’ aims at enabling paperless travel.
21 May, 2019, 03.17 PM IST
Soon, say bye bye to boarding passes, long queues at airportThe‘Digi Yatra’ project hopes to save your time by enabling paperless travel, helping avoid identity checks at multiple points.
21 May, 2019, 12.03 PM IST
Soon, your face can be your boarding pass at the airportThe face recognition technology will be rolled out at Bengaluru airport in the third quarter (Q3) of this year making it the first airport ...
09 May, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
AAI chooses 3 airports for biometric-enabled boarding process projectThe biometric access system project would be carried out on a pilot basis at the three airports.
22 Mar, 2018, 06.21 PM IST