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Digi Yatra facility launched by Rammohan Naidu at 9 airports across India from Vizag Airport
3 months, 2 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 …

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Digi Yatra Beyond Airports: AI Chatbot To Potential Railway Use, Team Discusses Plans
4 months, 2 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 …

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Digi Yatra policy must clarify data deletion rules, privacy concerns: study
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Digi Yatra policy must clarify data deletion rules, privacy concerns: study

The Hindu  

The policy for Digi Yatra – a digital platform to verify air travellers using biometric data – needs to spell out all the rules related to the deletion of passenger information from the database once the travel is complete, according to a study instituted by NITI Aayog. Need cybersecurity audits The study recommended that there must be frequent cybersecurity audits …

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

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Paperless travel with Digi Yatra getting ready at Coimbatore International Airport
8 months ago

Paperless travel with Digi Yatra getting ready at Coimbatore International Airport

The Hindu  

Digi Yatra, which offers paperless and seamless entry, check-in and boarding, is getting ready at the Coimbatore International Airport. Airport Director S. Senthil Valavan said all the instruments and equipment required for the operation of Digi Yatra have been installed at the airport and testing of the systems were going on. It works on the facial recognition system at the …

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Digi Yatra Foundation drops app maker after ‘data-breach’
8 months ago

Digi Yatra Foundation drops app maker after ‘data-breach’

The Hindu  

April 22, 2024 04:46 pm | Updated April 23, 2024 10:28 am IST - HYDERABAD Frequent flier Haseeb Jafferi is a worried man. On March 27, the app owners tweeted: “Switch to the new Digi Yatra App with three simple steps: Step-1: Please uninstall your old Digi Yatra App. No one has any access to any personal data of DY …

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Digi Yatra app has always been under our full control: Digi Yatra Foundation
8 months ago

Digi Yatra app has always been under our full control: Digi Yatra Foundation

The Hindu  

Digi Yatra Foundation on April 17 said the Digi Yatra application has always been under its full control amid controversy concerning a former vendor that had offered billing account and management services for the application. According to the foundation, Digi Yatra started on the CIC infrastructure of Niti Ayog and later migrated to Dataevolve, which was managing as a managed …

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Digi Yatra likely to be rolled at 14 more airports by end of this month: Check list here
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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What are the issues with the Digi Yatra app? | In Focus podcast
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What are the issues with the Digi Yatra app? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

February 01, 2024 04:11 pm | Updated 04:51 pm IST In the past few weeks, there has been a surge of complaints from passengers about Digiyatra. According to travellers, CISF personnel at the entry gates were asking them to scan their boarding pass and capturing their photos, and then enrolling them in the Digi Yatra app without even informing them. …

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Majority use Digi Yatra unknowingly or under compulsion: survey | Data
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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What are the complaints about Digi Yatra? | Explained
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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Centre’s Digi Yatra enrolment takes off as airport security staff sign up flyers without their consent
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre’s Digi Yatra enrolment takes off as airport security staff sign up flyers without their consent

The Hindu  

Next time you visit an Indian airport, beware of security personnel and private staff at the entry gate of passenger buildings who may be collecting your facial biometrics without your knowledge or consent. However, Mr. Pattanayak soon realised that passengers in his line were also being requested to look into a camera, following which the CISF personnel would click a …

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

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'DigiYatra' to make air travel hassle-free
1 year, 8 months ago

'DigiYatra' to make air travel hassle-free

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Domestic air passengers can enjoy hassle-free and contact-less travel with a foolproof system in place from Vijayawada International Airport using the facial recognition system for their identity right from the entrance to the airport. Coincidentally, AP minister for energy Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy inaugurated the new facility at Vijayawada airport while travelling to Tirupati by a scheduled flight. Vijayawada airport …

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Union govt to implement Digi Yatra initiative at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada airports, says AAI Chairman
1 year, 10 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 …

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Trade and industry body writes to Aviation minister over Delhi airport chaos
2 years ago

Trade and industry body writes to Aviation minister over Delhi airport chaos

India Today  

The Chamber of Trade and Industry has written a letter to Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, apprising him of how business activities in Delhi are getting affected due to passengers who are getting stuck in queues for hours at the Delhi airport. Coming back to the congestion at Delhi airport, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla held a high-level …

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

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

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Digi Yatra lets passengers board flights using their face ID, no paper boarding pass needed: All details
2 years ago

Digi Yatra lets passengers board flights using their face ID, no paper boarding pass needed: All details

India Today  

The Ministry of Civil Aviation launches a new digital service to offer paperless entry at airports starting today, December 1. The service uses facial recognition technology to save data and automatically process passengers' information at checkpoints including - entry point check, security check and aircraft boarding. Digi Yatra is a new facial recognition boarding service introduced by the government at …

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7 airports complete preliminary testing of Digi Yatra Biometric boarding system
3 years 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 …

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Explained | Facial recognition tech in Indian airports
3 years ago

Explained | Facial recognition tech in Indian airports

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last week, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V.K. Singh, said four airports in the country will soon have facial recognition technology -based boarding system for passengers. Digi Yatra initiative aims to make air travel paperless and hassle-free in the country, and proposes to simplify passenger-related processes at various check points at the airport by using …

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What air travel looks like in the new normal
4 years, 4 months ago

What air travel looks like in the new normal

The Hindu  

For Rajarshi Mukherjee, a frequent flyer, the pandemic has put a spoke in the wheels. At the Chennai airport, “touchless measures” in screening and stamping services among others, with deep cleaning of the whole terminal, fogging, and social distancing markers are what passengers can expect at the departure terminal. Agrees Sunil Bhaskaran, CEO of Air Asia India, that has just …

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