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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...
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...
Union cabinet extends immigration, visa, foreigners registration & tracking scheme for another 5 yearsThe Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) scheme for five more y...
Navi Mumbai airport launches DigiYatra facilityNavi Mumbai International Airport has launched DigiYatra. This system uses facial recognition for contactless and paperless passenger proce...
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....
Dubai's new airport promises shorter queues, quicker check-ins & immigration proceduresDubai plans a 35 billion dollar terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport. The goal is a fully contactless passenger experience. Advance...
Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu expands DigiYatra facility to nine more airportsThe DigiYatra Facility, offering contactless and seamless passenger processing through facial biometric validation, was launched by the Uni...
Digi Yatra: Stakeholders working to address tailgating issueStakeholders, inc. Digi Yatra Foundation & BCAS, work on airport tailgating issue using FRT. Measures include gate closure speed, systemati...
Govt expands Digi Yatra facility to 14 more airports, targets foreign citizens in the futureThe government plans to expand the Digi Yatra initiative, a contactless and facial recognition-based passenger movement system, to 14 addit...
Digi Yatra purely voluntary; data can be collected only after passenger's consent: Jyotiraditya ScindiaDigi Yatra, a contactless, seamless movement of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT), is purely voluntary fo...
Jaipur Airport soon to start biometric check-in with DigiYatra appJaipur airport is set to introduce the DigiYatra programme, which allows domestic passengers to bypass the cumbersome procedure of manual v...
Snapdeal boss Kunal Bahl gives shout-out to self-baggage drop facility at Delhi's T3, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma says it's a boon for domestic travelDelhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has introduced a self-baggage drop facility at Terminal 3 to enhance efficiency and reduce waiti...
Passengers flying out of IGI T3 can use DigiYatra facility without app: DIALAn initiative of the central government, the DigiYatra facility aims at providing a seamless and hassle-free experience for passengers at a...
IATA looking at experience of India, other countries for standards on contactless process at airportsIATA is a grouping of around 300 airlines, including various Indian carriers, and its members account for about 83 per cent of the global a...
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...
DIAL introduces e-boarding facility at all three terminals of Delhi airportMeanwhile, the DIAL has also installed e-processing kiosks at the entry gates of Terminal 2 and over the next few weeks, these would be ins...
Mumbai airport rolls out contactless check-in system for passengersPassengers at Mumbai airport just need to scan the QR code shown on the kiosks to access a remote keyboard and mouse on their mobile device...
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...
Railways to have contactless ticketing; tickets to be QR code-enabledRailway Board Chairman VK Yadav said while 85 per cent train tickets are currently being booked online, a QR code will also be available fo...
Delhi airport using ultraviolet disinfection technology to fight coronavirusAs shoes can also be a potential carrier of coronavirus, shoe sanitiser mats have been placed at strategic places, the DIAL stated. Sensor-...