TBM Staff - Mumbai
At the 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Digi Yatra for revolutionising India’s aviation sector. He highlighted its use of Facial Recognition Technology to streamline air travel, allowing passengers to pass through airport checkpoints swiftly and efficiently.
Digi Yatra, backed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and operated by Digi Yatra Foundation, ensures passenger data security through its Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) ecosystem. Since its launch in 2022, it has grown to 5 million users by August 2024 and is operational at 24 locations across India.
Suresh Khadakbhavi, CEO, Digi Yatra Foundation, expressed gratitude for the Prime Minister’s recognition, emphasising their commitment to expanding the initiative while maintaining passenger convenience and data security. He noted Modi’s acknowledgment of Digi Yatra as the “future of travel” further motivates them to innovate and extend its reach.
The initiative, designed with privacy in mind, allows passengers to move through various airport checkpoints using facial biometrics, drastically reducing processing time to just 5 seconds, making air travel smoother and more convenient.
