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facial recognition facility for passengers
By: PTI | Bengaluru | Published: September 7, 2018 12:25 AM

Biometric technology will identify passengers by their face as they move across the airport.

Bengaluru International Airport said it plans to roll out facial recognition facility for
the passengers of some select airlines from early next year as it seeks to make the
boarding process paperless.

The private airport operator has inked a pact with the Lisbon-based digital and
biometric solutions services provider Vision-Box to implement the technology,
Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) said in a release.

The introduction of biometric self-boarding technology is aimed at transforming

passenger experience and creating future-ready airport, it said, adding the move will
also bolster government’s proposed DigiYatra project.

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Biometric technology will identify passengers by their face as they move across the
airport, avoiding stops and the repeated presentation of boarding passes, passports or
other physical identity documents, the release said.

The DigiYatra project seeks to minimise paperwork for air travel under a digital
system for airport entry and boarding flights using a passenger’s Aadhaar number
and mobile phone.

“Vision-Box’s biometric technology, combined with its passenger flow platform will
enable a seamless journey for our passengers, from registration to boarding,” said
Hari Marar, managing director and chief executive officer, BIAL.

The first phase of the roll out will be completed in the first quarter of 2019, with Jet
Airways, Air Asia and SpiceJet passengers as the first users, the company said.

With the implementation of the biometric technology, Bangalore airport will become
the first aerodrome in the country to have an end-to-end solution for paperless air
travel, it added.

Canadian NRI Prem Watsa-owned Fairfax owns 54 per cent and Siemens Projects
Ventures 20 hold per cent in BIAL.

Of the remaining 26 per cent, Karnataka government and the Airports Authority of
India holds 13 per cent each, respectively.

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"Canadian NRI Prem Watsa-owned Fairfax owns 54 per cent and Siemens Projects Ventures 20
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