A smile is all that you’ll need to board your next domestic\nflight.<\/p>
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has\nnotified rules for its ambitious project ‘Digi Yatra (DY)’ wherein a domestic\nflyer will be able to board a flight with biometric-based verification.<\/p>
Travellers will be required to generate a unique DY ID\nnumber through the aviation ministry’s website. According to DGCA chief BS\nBhullar, passengers can create their unique DY ID using any of the\ngovernment-issued identification cards.<\/p>
After a mandatory initial physical security check,\npassengers will be required to give the unique number while booking tickets in\nthe future.<\/p>
After this, passengers will be able to go paperless for\nflights to domestic sectors at airports which are equipped with biometric-based\nverification.<\/p>
Facial recognition (voluntary biometrics) access system will\nbe a reality soon in the next two to three months.<\/p>
The system will kick off first at the Hyderabad and Bangalore\nairports. Varanasi, Kolkata, Pune and Vijaywada will be the next set of\nairports to follow suit.<\/p>
However, if passengers don’t want to opt for the paperless\nand voluntary method, they may decide to go for the existing system of showing\nelectronic tickets (e-tickets) to the airport staff.<\/p>
Such reforms will surely enable domestic flyers to have a\nsmooth journey in the coming months.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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