Phuket Airport launches e-gates for faster immigration clearancePhuket International Airport has introduced automated immigration gates for arriving international passengers, a first for Thailand. The ai...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
UK to expand airport e-gate access to younger children from JulyUK eGates will soon welcome children aged 8 and 9, provided they are at least 120 cm tall and accompanied by an adult. This expansion, effe...
18 May, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
India revises OCI rules: What applicants need to know about stricter compliance, wider eligibility & moreIndia has revised its OCI program with expanded eligibility, now including fifth and sixth-generation Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka. Th...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
Fast-track immigration in India: Eligibility, registration and key details explainedIndia's Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme is now operational at 13 airports, allowing eligible Indian citizens and OCI car...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
UK runs first-ever facial recognition trial for passport-free immigration clearance at Manchester AirportBritain is trialing a new contactless border system. British passport holders can now enter the UK without showing their physical passport....
12 Nov, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
Faster immigration clearance programme in 7 more airports from Jan 16; check details hereA fast-track immigration process for pre-verified Indian nationals and OCI cardholders will be introduced at seven major airports from Thur...
15 Jan, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
Faster immigration clearance programme to be launched at 7 more airports soonA new programme to expedite immigration for pre-verified Indian nationals and OCI cardholders will soon be available at major airports in I...
18 Sep, 2024, 05.33 PM IST
Special programme to fast-track immigration services launched; All you need to knowThe FTI-TTP will be launched at 21 major airports in the country. In the first phase, along with the Delhi airport, it will be launched at ...
22 Jun, 2024, 07.27 PM IST
Delhi Airport faces power outageDelhi Airport faced a power outage impacting operations. The incident was caused by a voltage spike from Delhi Transco Limited grid, affect...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
Mumbai airport enhances passenger processing capacity, to deploy AI-enabled camerasMumbai airport has enhanced its processing capacity to about 8,000 passengers per hour and reduced wait times to under a minute with expand...
11 Jun, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
UK Airports chaos: What has happened at Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, Edinburgh, Manchester?Children are left without food and water as the British airports' border control stands affected due to technical issues, following a natio...
09 May, 2024, 12.52 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport gets advanced e-gate system"Six e-gates with QR code scanners have been installed in the pre-security hold area of the airport's domestic and international terminals....
27 May, 2023, 11.53 AM IST
Scindia debuts DigiYatra: Facial recognition launched at three airports todayA passenger must register their information on the DigiYatra app utilising Aadhaar-based validation and a self image capture in order to us...
01 Dec, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
Delhi airport launches E-gate pass facility at Cargo terminalThe E-gate pass facility, created in collaboration with Delhi Cargo Brokers Association (DCBA) and operators of both the cargo terminals (C...
01 Jul, 2020, 08.00 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
SpiceJet rolls out e-boarding facility in BengaluruThe facility, e-Gate, implemented by an Australian company, enables SpiceJet to integrate DCS (Departure Control System) to an automated bo...
18 May, 2017, 07.24 PM IST
In a first, Hyderabad airport completes e-boarding projectThe project was executed in collaboration with Jet Airways. So far, more than 7,000 passengers have used this service from RGIA, the releas...
22 Jul, 2015, 11.10 PM IST