Digi Yatra set to include international travel, domestic air travel for foreigners

India’s facial recognition-based airport access system Digi Yatra is preparing to extend its biometric travel system to international departures, while also pursuing interoperability with the European Union’s equivalent framework that will allow travellers from India easy airport access overseas and expanding domestic access for foreign travellers.

The pilot programme for international departures will run between October and December at Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi and Mumbai airports, Digi Yatra CEO Suresh Khadakbhavi told The Hindu .

It will test electronic passport-based enrolment, allowing travellers to scan an e-passport and verify their identity with a selfie. The resulting digital credential will be stored on the passenger’s phone and linked to a boarding pass that airlines will issue before passengers arrive at the terminal.