Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Unique ID to enable paperless boarding for domestic flyers

New Delhi: A unique identity number will soon let you whisk past airport processes while boarding domestic flights. A technical team representing Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the four private metro airports has finalised the format for biometric-based “digi-yatra” (DY) for all airports to enable a completely paperless boarding process for domestic flyers.
Under this, each traveller will need to get the unique ID from an aviation ministry portal which will be linked to their biometrics. People will give this unique DY ID at time of booking domestic tickets.
Only those who want a paperless boarding experience will need to get this unique ID as the existing procedure will continue to remain in place. The aviation ministry had in September 2016 created the Airsewa portal for grievance redressal.
Now this portal will be used for Digi-Yatra. “We are soon going to launch an updated version of AirSewa portal for which tenders have been issued. AirSewa-II will have a link for Digi-Yatra. Passenger will (individually) enrol themselves on this link to get a unique DY ID number. At the time of registration, they will give some ID proof like Aadhaar or four-five other things like driving licence. The details will be matched for verification,” AAI chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra told TOI.
Airline websites will also be updated to give the option of providing the unique DY ID number by passengers at the time of booking tickets. “When a passenger goes to the airport for the first time after getting the unique ID and with a ticket where the ID has been given at the time of booking, he or she will need to take the photo ID card and a photograph with them.
22/05/18 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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