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DigiYatra Check-In Soon for International Travel at Indian Airports
09.02.2024 - 12:36 / skift.com / Peden Doma Bhutia / Jyotiraditya Scindia / Changi Airport
The civil aviation ministry is looking to integrate DigiYatra, the digital initiative for airport check-ins, for international travel. Jyotiraditya Scindia, the civil aviation minister, recently met airport operators to discuss it.
Currently operational at 13 airports for domestic travel, DigiYatra is a mobile app allowing passengers to use facial recognition as a boarding pass to ensure paperless entry at various checkpoints throughout an airport.
While this innovation promises convenience, concerns have been raised about the lack of privacy safeguards. Critics highlight the DigiYatra policy granting access to passenger data by any security or government agency, along with adjustable data purge settings based on “security requirements,” potentially exposing loopholes that third parties could exploit to acquire passenger data.
During the meeting with airport operators, Scindia emphasized the significance of developing security check facilities at major metro airports, aligning with international standards.
Scindia urged airline operators to adopt creative approaches to facilitate the integration of DigiYatra across various airports.
Recently, Scindia had also disclosed plans to extend the reach of the DigiYatra app to 38 airports by the end of this year, targeting 95% of air passengers.
The DigiYatra app user base crossed the one million mark in June last year, according to a statement from the civil aviation ministry.
In 2023, the Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), known popularly as the owner of Taj hotels, signed agreements for 32 new hotels and opened 18 new properties. IHCL’s current portfolio boasts 285 properties, includes a pipeline of 85 hotels.
This year marks the sixth consecutive year of IHCL’s expanding portfolio in the Indian subcontinent, said Suma Venkatesh, executive vice president – real estate & development at IHCL.
Highlighting the company’s two-pronged growth approach, Venkatesh said this involves deepening the presence in existing markets with multiple brands and expanding into new destinations, extending its footprint to over 130 locations.
Venkatesh emphasized that the Taj brand has strengthened its presence in key metro and commercial cities, introducing 381 rooms in Delhi, 112 rooms in Cochin, and venturing into international markets such as Dhaka and Bhutan.
“Vivanta and SeleQtions together added 17 hotels while Ginger on the back of its lean luxe positioning signed 6 new hotels,” she said.
India ranked as the fifth largest passenger market for Singapore’s Changi Airport in 2023. The airport rebounded to 83% of its pre-pandemic traffic levels having handled almost 59 million passengers last year.
India had previously been the sixth travel traffic generator for the airport in
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