Digi Yatra initiative

Question 1

Who has released a policy on Digi Yatra initiative ?

Answer 1

Union Ministry of Civil Aviation

Question 2

What is Digi Yatra initiative ?

Answer 2

Biometric based digital processing of passengers at airports . Ticket booking - Airport entry - Boarding pass - Security checkin to be made digital

Question 3

What does this initiative promote ?

Answer 3

Paperless and hassle free air travel

Question 4

Which airports avail this facility at earliest ?

Answer 4

Initially Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports . In the later phase AAI will roll out this at Kolkata, Varanasi , Pune , Vijayawada

Question 5

What are the special features under this process ?

Answer 5

1) One time verification at departure airport while travelling for the first time using ID
2) Aftr this facial and biometric recognition will be captured and stored in DigiYatra ID
3) Paasengers registered through a centrslised system and given Digi Travel ID
4) ID includes details of name, email id, mobile number etc