Passengers at seven airports in India will soon be able to authenticate themselves using facial recognition technology within the center’s DigiYatra system. From August 31st, passengers departing from Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Kolkata, and Pune will be able to board the airport without having to present their physical boarding pass or identity card.
Launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, DigiYatra is a biometric-based digital processing of passengers at airports. According to the India.gov.in portal, passengers will be automatically checked in based on a face recognition system at checkpoints, including entry control, security control, and boarding. It will also facilitate check-in and check-in with face recognition for passenger identification and data retrieval. DigiYatra speeds up paperless travel and prevents identity verification in multiple locations. DigiYatra has a centralised passenger registration system. Officials say the initiative will significantly reduce queues and waiting times at security controls and gateways. According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the official said that the India Airport Authority (AAI) is a stakeholder in the non-profit Digi Yatra Foundation, which is launching cooperation between various systems, including the government, through the Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem. airport security systems, and airline backend networks.
The Aadhaar data was originally required for the registration of the air passenger system. The system was developed under the W3C Decentralized Identity (DID) specifications and allows the exchange of multiple verified credentials required for travel through various airport controls. For this purpose, a mobile application for Android and iPhone from Apple will also be launched. The ecosystem backend has also been tested and is ready to run.
On the day of the trip, the passenger’s face details, which will serve as identity cards, and ticket information are automatically sent to the airport via the DigiYatra application. All data is properly encrypted. Airport security and boarding areas will be equipped with e-ports based on biometric cameras. The passenger’s face will serve as an identity card and travel document and will be verified by the system without a physical check of the document. The passenger’s name will serve as an identity card and travel document so that they can enter the security area and be on the flight.
