Digi Yatra likely to be rolled at 14 more airports by end of this month: Check list here
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Digi Yatra likely to be rolled at 14 more airports by end of this month: Check list here

India TV News  

Digi Yatra, a system utilizing Facial Recognition Technology for contactless and seamless passenger movement at airports, is set to expand its reach to 14 additional airports by the end of this month. Speaking to the media, Suresh Khadakbhavi, CEO of Digi Yatra Foundation, said that discussions are ongoing with relevant stakeholders to extend Digi Yatra services to international travellers as well. Digi Yatra to be rolled at THESE airports: Bagdogra Airport Bhubaneswar Airport Chandigarh Airport Chennai Airport Coimbatore Airport Dabolim Airport Indore Airport Mangalore Airport Patna Airport Raipur Airport Ranchi Airport Srinagar Airport Trivandrum Airport Vishakhapatnam Airport Concerns regarding passengers' data While Digi Yatra is slowly gaining traction, there have been concerns expressed in various quarters about the privacy of the data of the passengers. The shareholders of the foundation are Airport Authority of India, Cochin International Airport Ltd, Bangalore International Airport Ltd, Delhi International Airport Ltd, Hyderabad International Airport Ltd and Mumbai International Airport Ltd. India is one of the fastest-growing civil aviation markets in the world and domestic air traffic is on the rise.

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Will Digi Yatra data be used to crack down on tax evaders? Income Tax department responds
3 months ago

Will Digi Yatra data be used to crack down on tax evaders? Income Tax department responds

India TV News  

The Income Tax department on Monday issued a clarification and said it is not looking at Digi Yatra data to crack down on tax evaders. Taking to social media X, the I-T department refuted reports which stated that Digi Yatra data will be used to crack down on tax evaders. Based on Facial Recognition Technology, Digi Yatra provides for contactless, …

Digi Yatra facility launched by Rammohan Naidu at 9 airports across India from Vizag Airport
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Digi Yatra facility launched by Rammohan Naidu at 9 airports across India from Vizag Airport

The Hindu  

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu launched ‘Digi Yatra’ at Visakhapatnam International Airport, and at eight other airports in country through video conference, from here, on Friday. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Rammohan Naidu said that the ‘Digi Yatra’ technology, launched in December 2022, was intended to provide ‘contactless’, touch-free and seamless travel experience to air passengers at the …

Digi Yatra Beyond Airports: AI Chatbot To Potential Railway Use, Team Discusses Plans
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Digi Yatra Beyond Airports: AI Chatbot To Potential Railway Use, Team Discusses Plans

News 18  

From potential implementation in the railway sector to introduction of an AI chatbot and link to e-passports, Digi Yatra can be used to revolutionise travel experience in India and set new standards in the digital travel ecosystem. Khadakbhavi told News18: “Technically, it’s possible to implement Digi Yatra at railway stations.” However, the challenge lies in the multiple entry points at …

Digi Yatra could be expanded to hotels, rail travel and public places: CEO
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Digi Yatra could be expanded to hotels, rail travel and public places: CEO

The Hindu  

The facial-recognition technology based check-in service at airports, called Digi Yatra, could be implemented at hotels and public places such as historical monuments, according to the CEO of Digi Yatra Foundation, Suresh Khadakbhavi. “The vision is to create a travel stack for seamless movement across India,” Mr. Khadakbhavi said in an exclusive interview with The Hindu while talking about the …

Long wait ends, Chennai airport launches DigiYatra facility
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Long wait ends, Chennai airport launches DigiYatra facility

The Hindu  

In an end to a long wait, the Chennai International Airport on Thursday joined the list of airports in the country with the DigiYatra facility. DigiYatra, which was launched two years ago, makes use of the facial recognition technology to facilitate a hassle-free experience for the passengers. At Chennai airport, the facility was supposed to have been in place by …

DigiYatra likely to be rolled at 14 more airports in April
11 months, 3 weeks ago

DigiYatra likely to be rolled at 14 more airports in April

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: DigiYatra is likely to be rolled out at 14 more airports by the end of this month and efforts are on to make the facility more user friendly with certain changes in the architecture, according to a top executive. Based on Facial Recognition Technology, DigiYatra provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various check points at airports …

Akasa Air Adopts DigiYatra Facial Recognition System Across Major Indian Airports
1 year, 1 month ago

Akasa Air Adopts DigiYatra Facial Recognition System Across Major Indian Airports

News 18  

Akasa Air has adopted DigiYatra’s facial recognition system across nine major airports in India. The airports include Bengaluru, New Delhi, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Kolkata, and Pune, marking a significant step towards enhancing the overall travel experience for passengers. The following major airports are now seamlessly connected with DigiYatra through Akasa Air: Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru Indira Gandhi International …

Indian airports seek digital boost: SITA
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian airports seek digital boost: SITA

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian airports are increasingly looking at ways to deepen digitalization, as they seek to boost efficiency at passenger touchpoints, technology provider SITA said, as traffic soars in the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. The company, which is involved in facilitating the DigiYatra programme at 40 state-run airports, is also in discussions with the Adani Group on increasing technology adoption …

Majority use Digi Yatra unknowingly or under compulsion: survey | Data
1 year, 2 months ago

Majority use Digi Yatra unknowingly or under compulsion: survey | Data

The Hindu  

A majority of air travellers who flew out of Delhi using Digi Yatra, the biometric boarding system that helps in processing passengers at select airports, did so unknowingly or were compelled to use it. Chart 2 | The chart shows answers to the following question in the survey: ‘Are the Ministry of Civil Aviation and its affiliated organisations doing an …

Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia
1 year, 2 months ago

Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia

The Hindu  

Airports have been advised to ensure that registration of air travellers for the Digi Yatra initiative, which provides digital processing of passengers at various checkpoints with the help of a face scan, is “completely voluntary”, Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia wrote in response to a letter from TMC MP Saket Gokhale following complaints from passengers. “The issue raised by …

What are the complaints about Digi Yatra? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

What are the complaints about Digi Yatra? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In December 2023, as air travel peaked in the holiday season, it was found that security personnel and private staff were collecting facial biometrics at airport entry gates without the consent or knowledge of passengers for the Digi Yatra app. Last month, there was a surge in complaints from passengers using various airports about the “coercive …

Seamless air travel: Digi Yatra's facial recognition tech to reach 25 more airports by 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Seamless air travel: Digi Yatra's facial recognition tech to reach 25 more airports by 2024

Hindustan Times  

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said Digi Yatra facility will be available at 25 more airports in 2024. Seamless air travel: Digi Yatra's facial recognition tech to reach 25 more airports by 2024 Currently, the facility is available at 13 airports for domestic passengers. Digi Yatra provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various check points at …

DigiYatra perk is way more valuable than Twitter Blue: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
1 year, 11 months ago

DigiYatra perk is way more valuable than Twitter Blue: Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Live Mint  

MD and CEO of Digital payments company One97 Communications Limited, which operates under the Paytm brand, Vijay Shekhar Sharma has shared his experience about using the DigiYatra facility at the Delhi's T3 terminal and was highly impressed with its effectiveness. Digi Yatra policy is an initiative launched by Ministry of Civil Aviation for biometric boarding system using Facial Recognition Technology. …

Digi Yatra: Paperless entry at Delhi’s T2 from April; all you need to know
2 years, 1 month ago

Digi Yatra: Paperless entry at Delhi’s T2 from April; all you need to know

Live Mint  

The passengers travelling from Terminal 2 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport will likely be able to use Digi Yatra system from April 2023, officials aware of the development told Hindustan Times on Thursday. An official from the ministry of civil aviation confirmed the news and said, “Various surveys are being done to expand the Digi Yatra facility to Delhi’s …

Digi Yatra: Paperless entry at THESE 3 airports by this March
2 years, 2 months ago

Digi Yatra: Paperless entry at THESE 3 airports by this March

Live Mint  

Digi Yatra, an initiative launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation for a biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology, will be implemented at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada, and Hyderabad Airports by March 2023, an official statement said on Thursday. Currently, three airports including Delhi, Bengaluru, and Varanasi have Digi Yatra facilities and provide passengers with contactless, paperless check-in and boarding …

Union govt to implement Digi Yatra initiative at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada airports, says AAI Chairman
2 years, 2 months ago

Union govt to implement Digi Yatra initiative at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada airports, says AAI Chairman

India TV News  

After the successful implementation of Digi Yatra at the Varanasi, Delhi and Bengaluru airports, the Union government is making initiatives to implement the same at Kolkata, Pune, and Vijayawada airports, Chairman of the Airports Authority of India, Sanjeev Kumar said on Thursday. Celebrating the 74th Republic Day at Delhi’s AAI-ATC services building, the AAI chairman said, “Digi Yatra is an …

Digi Yatra facility helps in reducing check-in time at airports, learn how to use it
2 years, 3 months ago

Digi Yatra facility helps in reducing check-in time at airports, learn how to use it

Op India  

On December 1, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia launched Digi Yatra from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Digi Yatra is a mobile application that has been launched to achieve contactless and seamless processing of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology or FRT. Digi Yatra allows the traveller to pass through various checkpoints at the …

Digi Yatra App - All you need to know for easy travel
2 years, 3 months ago

Digi Yatra App - All you need to know for easy travel

Live Mint  

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Digi Yatra Foundation created the Digi Yatra app to provide contactless passenger identification at airports. How to get the app The Digi Yatra app is a free app available for both Android and iOS phones and can be downloaded on any smartphone with Google Play Store for Android and App Store for iPhones. Passengers …

Now use your face as boarding pass at Delhi, Varanasi and Bengaluru airports
2 years, 4 months ago

Now use your face as boarding pass at Delhi, Varanasi and Bengaluru airports

The Hindu  

Passengers travelling from Delhi, Varanasi and Bengaluru will be able to use their face as a boarding pass from December 1 to enter these airports, to access the security check area and enter the boarding gate. Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the technological initiative, called “Digi Yatra”, at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday. How to use …

India launches facial recognition-based entry at airports: All you need to know
2 years, 4 months ago

India launches facial recognition-based entry at airports: All you need to know

Live Mint  

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday, 1 December, launched Digi Yatra for New Delhi, Varanasi and Bengaluru airports for a seamless and hassle-free air travel experience. Digi Yatra is conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology. With this tech at the airports, passengers would merely have to pass through …

DigiYatra facial recognition system launches at airports: How this will change security
2 years, 4 months ago

DigiYatra facial recognition system launches at airports: How this will change security

Firstpost  

DigiYatra, the brainchild of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, allows airline passengers to be automatically processed based on a facial recognition system at several checkpoints including entry, security check and boarding aircraft. It is expected to reduce wait times and enhance security Thursday saw the launch of DigiYatra, which allows passengers to enter airports based on a facial recognition system …

Digi Yatra, a paperless airport entry facility launched: All you need to know
2 years, 4 months ago

Digi Yatra, a paperless airport entry facility launched: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The Digi Yatra paperless airport entry facility is now functional at three airports in the country, including Delhi's Indira Gandhi International, where it was launched on Thursday by Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. New Delhi: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia addresses the media after the launch of DigiYatra facility at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in …

Paperless entry at Delhi, Bengaluru, Varanasi airports. Process, other details
2 years, 4 months ago

Paperless entry at Delhi, Bengaluru, Varanasi airports. Process, other details

Live Mint  

Starting today, 1 December 2022, the government has introduced paperless entry at selected airports to make air travel hassle-free. The airport will use facial recognition software termed as "Digi Yatra" for entry, which means passengers won't need to carry their ID card and boarding pass. With Digi Yatra, passengers data can be automatically processed based on a facial recognition system …

7 airports complete preliminary testing of Digi Yatra Biometric boarding system
3 years, 3 months ago

7 airports complete preliminary testing of Digi Yatra Biometric boarding system

Hindustan Times  

Four airports of the Airports Authority of India -- Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada and three joint venture airports-- Hyderabad, Bangalore and New Delhi have completed preliminary testing of the Digi Yatra biometric boarding system, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. For availing Digi Yatra services, passengers would need to send the travel details through an app to the biometric …

Authentication kiosks for Digi Yatra at city centres proposed
6 years, 5 months ago

Authentication kiosks for Digi Yatra at city centres proposed

Hindustan Times  

Air travellers desiring a smooth access to airport will be able to verify their Digi Yatra ID at city centres or markets, an official of the Airport Authority of India said. The Ministry of Civil aviation is planning to have kiosks at city centres, railway stations and other crowded places where passengers can verify the Digi Yatra ID. Under the …

‘Digi yatra’: Say goodbye to boarding pass, ‘smile’ to board your flight from April onward
6 years, 5 months ago

‘Digi yatra’: Say goodbye to boarding pass, ‘smile’ to board your flight from April onward

Op India  

By next April, passengers on domestic air routes will simply have to flash their smiles to board their flights at 6 airports in the country. Taking digitisation drive to another level, passengers’ smile will become their boarding pass for domestic flights at 2 airports i.e Hyderabad and Bengaluru by the end of February 2019 and 4 other airports Pune, Vijaywada, …

Use your face to zip through airports
6 years, 5 months ago

Use your face to zip through airports

The Hindu  

A mere facial scan will soon enable air travellers to skip long queues and zip through various check points at airports in the country. Following which, the individual’s facial identity would be captured and mapped onto a newly created “Digi Yatra” profile and a distinct identification number would be generated. Scan a QR code The Ministry’s “Digi Yatra” initiative, or …

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