The flight passengers can use facial recognition as their boarding pass from 2022.
Highlights:
The first to roll out the facility are Kolkata, Pune, Varanasi and Vijayawada.
The NEC Corporation Private Limited has been approved by the Airport Authority of India to implement the project.
The details of face recognition data are to be collected in Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem.
To avail of this service, the passenger must send PNR, pax details and facial biometrics to the Biometric Boarding System of the departing airport through a mobile application. The passenger can also choose not to opt for the service.
Facial recognition Software designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The project is to be executed as part of the Digi Yatra Policy, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation is implementing this policy.