Centre starts DigiYatra trial runs for international flyers in seven cities

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Sunday said that DigiYatra, the contactless and paperless initiative which relies on face recognition technology, has begun trial runs for international passengers at seven airports in India. A wider rollout across the country is planned in 2027 by incorporating passenger feedback from these trials, which are set to conclude by end of December.

The trials have commenced at Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Mumbai, Chennai and Amritsar airports. The DigiYatra facility has been incorporated at 39 airports till now and is available only for domestic passengers.