(a) whether Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has recently launched Face Check-in termed as ''Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel Experience'' (BEST) in Terminal 3 on three month trial basis;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the response received from the passengers on BEST; and
(c) whether such facility will be launched in all other terminals and airports across the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
The Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)
(a) & (b): Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has recently launched a pilot project on Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel (BEST) under the DigiYatra scheme at Terminal-III of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi. At present the pilot project & trials have been initiated on a limited number of flights. So far, 2605 passengers have registered. DigiYatra, an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation is a facial recognition enabled e-boarding system for passengers at Indian airports and provides a seamless travel experience and reduces queue waiting time.
(c): The airports at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Cochin, Mumbai and Delhi are covered in first phase.