Facial recognition technology: How DigiYatra works at airports

Last Updated04/12/2022

Recently, the government has introduced paperless entry at select airports to make air travel hassle-free.
Under this initiative, airports will use a facial recognition software called ‘DigiYatra’ for entry - passengers won’t need to carry their ID card and boarding pass.

Travellers passing through various checkpoints at the airport through:
paperless and contactless processing
facial features to establish their identity
Would be linked to the boarding pass.
Entry of passengers automatically processed based on the facial recognition system at all checkpoints.

A passenger has to register their details on the DigiYatra app using:
Aadhaar-based validation
A self image capture
Boarding pass scanned, and credentials shared with airport authorities.
At airport e-gate - passenger has to first scan the bar coded boarding pass
Facial recognition system installed at the e-gate will validate the passenger’s identity and travel document.
Then, the passenger can enter the airport through the e-gate.