New Delhi: Domestic flyers may soon be able to board their flights simply by flashing their e-boarding cards at security checks. The aviation ministry has asked airport operators to procure the technology for reading bar-coded e-boarding cards so that passengers can board planes just like they enter airports now — by showing their e-tickets on smart phones or tablets.
"Such card readers are widely used in the west and we are keen to have this passenger-friendly practice at Indian airports too. The airport operators have been asked to find out about this technology and we are examining how e-boarding cards can be made a reality," said a senior ministry official.
Currently, people need a boarding card — from either the airport check-in counter or by e-boarding — which is shown at the security gate. After frisking, CISF security personnel stamp the boarding card. Passengers are then allowed to board planes after security personnel check that their boarding cards have that stamp.
22/08/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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"Such card readers are widely used in the west and we are keen to have this passenger-friendly practice at Indian airports too. The airport operators have been asked to find out about this technology and we are examining how e-boarding cards can be made a reality," said a senior ministry official.
Currently, people need a boarding card — from either the airport check-in counter or by e-boarding — which is shown at the security gate. After frisking, CISF security personnel stamp the boarding card. Passengers are then allowed to board planes after security personnel check that their boarding cards have that stamp.
22/08/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
