Digi Yatra on Airports: To relieve passengers from long queues at airports and to give them a better flying experience, preparations are underway to start Digi Yatra at 14 more new airports in the country.
Digi Yatra on Airports: Digi Yatra is likely to start at 14 more airports by the end of this month. Giving this information, a top executive said that efforts are on to make this facility more user friendly with some changes in the structure. Based on facial recognition technology (FRT), Digi Yatra provides contactless, seamless movement of passengers across various checkpoints at airports and currently, it has around 50 lakh users. This facility is now available at 14 airports for domestic passengers and discussions are underway with various relevant stakeholders to make it available for international passengers as well.
Suresh Khadakbhavi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Digi Yatra Foundation, said that Digi Yatra is expected to be available at 14 more airports by the end of April. The Foundation, a non-profit organization, is the nodal agency for Digi Yatra, which was launched in December, 2022.
Digi Yatra is starting at these 14 airports
The 14 new airports where this facility is to be launched soon are Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dabolim, Indore, Mangalore, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam. While Digi Yatra is slowly gaining momentum, concerns have been raised in various quarters about the privacy of passengers’ details. Trying to allay the concerns, Khadakbhavi said that Digi Yatra does not have data or details of any passenger.
Advice on uninstalling old apps
Digi Yatra is one such platform, with the help of which you can take direct entry with just one scan without standing in line. But Digi Yatra has introduced a new update for its users, in which it has appealed to the users to uninstall the old app and shift to the new app. Digi Yatra further said that we understand your concern, and are working to ease the transition from the old app to the new app.
How to use the new Digi Yatra app?
Digi Yatra said that the new app has been upgraded to improve the experience of the users. Users can do this in 3 easy steps.
- Uninstall old apps
- Download Digi Yatra’s new app
- Re-create credentials using Aadhaar/DigiLocker
How will registration be done on Digi Yatra?
Digi Yatra service is a facial recognition system. With the help of which your entry inside the airport will become paperless and very easy. To register yourself in Digi Yatra, you need your name, mobile number, email ID and an identity card like Aadhaar. After installing the app from the App Store, it can be registered through mobile number and OTP. Along with this, you will also have to upload a selfie on the app, after which your Digi Yatra profile will be complete.
Link to new app
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.digiyatra.org
- Apple iOS: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/digi-yatra/id6479873321
Why did the new update of Digi Yatra come?
Digi Yatra said that this new upgrade has been brought to improve the user experience. Digi Yatra saves users from long boarding queues at the airport. Digi Yatra said that users’ data remains safe on the app. Digi Yatra does not store personal identification credentials/data of users in any central repository. The credentials remain stored securely on their smartphones and Digi Yatra has no access to this data. Also, it is not shared with any third party.
Work going on at International Airport also
Khadakbhavi said work is being done to ensure a more user-friendly experience for Digi Yatra users and the focus is on changes in the overall structure or format.
On providing facilities for international travel, he said that discussions are going on with the Ministry of External Affairs and other agencies. The shareholders of the Foundation include the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), Hyderabad International Airport Limited (HIAL) and Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). Are included.
