Digi Yatra to be introduced at Chennai airport by March 31, ET TravelWorld

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The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday said Digi Yatra will be launched at the Chennai airport by March 31. Currently, Digi Yatra, which was launched in December 2022, is available at 13 airports.

It provides for contactless, seamless movement of passengers at various checkpoints at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).

The number of Digi Yatra app users has acrossed 45.8 lakh and the count of passengers who have travelled using Digi Yatra has touched 1.45 crore.

In a release, the ministry said Digi Yatra will be launched at the Chennai airport by March 31, 2024.

“The number of passengers having installed the Digi Yatra application on their mobile phones has increased to 45.8 lakh as on February 10, 2024. It is an increase of 20.5 per cent from 38 lakh as on 1st January, 2024,” it said.

January fog spell delays record no. of flyers; Mumbai and Delhi airports worst hit

A number of simultaneous events made Jan 2024 a nightmare for air travellers. These included the worst spell of fog that north India saw in years, airports in some other regions also affected by poor visibility and closure of the main CAT III runway at Delhi, leaving only one CAT III runway during the worst fog period. An aircraft delayed at any one of the north Indian airports-especially the biggest base Delhi-would have a cascading effect on all the other flights.

  • Published On Feb 22, 2024 at 11:01 AM IST

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