India’s Digi Yatra plans expansion to international passengers and foreigners
India’s Digi Yatra programme is set to expand face-based airport boarding to international travel and domestic air travel for foreign passengers. The Hindu reports that infrastructure gaps have delayed the wider rollout, while a pilot for international departures is planned from October to December at five airports.
India’s Digi Yatra programme is set to include international travel and domestic air travel for foreign passengers, The Hindu reports. The system uses face-based processing for airport boarding. However, face-based boarding at airports has not yet begun more broadly because of infrastructure gaps, according to the report.
A pilot programme for international departures is scheduled to run between October and December. The pilot will operate at airports in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi and Mumbai. The supplied material does not specify the pilot’s start date, the number of passengers involved or the technical changes required before a wider rollout.
It identifies the five airports and the planned expansion of the service.
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