Airlines
Facial Recognition Technology Coming to Indian Airports
System promises to cut costs, reduce congestion and improve security

As ailing Indian airlines struggle to cope with delays at congested airports, the ministry of civil aviation hopes a recently released policy on biometric digital processing of passengers at airports will bring reprieve to carriers as passenger-clearing processes get faster. The system, dubbed “Digi Yatra” (Digital Journey), does away with the need to show a boarding pass or identification at multiple checkpoints once a traveler completes a one-time registration. The system is not mandatory.


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