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Facial recognitio­n-based boarding system under trial in six airports

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Six airports, including those at Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, are set to have biometric boarding system using facial recognitio­n technology and currently, the project is at the trial stage, according to the government. In August 2018, the civil aviation ministry came out with a policy on Digi Yatra to provide a contactles­s, seamless and paperless handling of passengers at airports from the entry gate of the terminal to the boarding point.

“Work has been awarded for implementa­tion of Biometric Boarding System (BBS) by using facial recognitio­n technology at six airports namely Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Varanasi and Vijayawada. The project is at the trial stage,” Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on August 5, 2021.

Upon successful completion, the same will be implemente­d across other airports in a phased manner, he noted. Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to invest around `25,000 crore in the next four to five years for expansion/ developmen­t of existing and new terminals using modern technology.

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