Navi Mumbai International Airport i.e. NMIA has announced the launch of DigiYatra service at its facility. The airport has implemented this digital facility almost two months after the commencement of commercial operations, which will provide passengers with the benefit of faster and contact-less entry. Navi Mumbai International Airport has adopted this feature along with five other airports in the country under the nationwide DigiYatra campaign of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, according to a statement issued by the airport management.
remote inauguration
DigiYatra service was inaugurated through remote medium. The program was broadcast live to the passengers inside the terminal. To make the occasion special, three passengers symbolically used the DigiYatra e-gate and also did ribbon cutting at the biometric entry point.
What is DigiYatra?
DigiYatra is a digital initiative that enables passengers to avail contactless and paperless airport entry and processing through face recognition technology. With the help of this technique:
- Airport entry and check-in process is faster
- reduces long queues
- Passenger experience becomes more seamless and safe
- According to the airport management, strict standards of data privacy and security have been followed in the DigiYatra system, due to which the personal information of the passengers remains safe.
- With the implementation of DigiYatra, the travel experience at Navi Mumbai International Airport is now faster, smarter and more convenient than ever before.
Preparation to handle 9 crore passengers at full capacity
Navi Mumbai International Airport has been designed keeping in mind the future needs in such a way that once its four runways are fully operational, it can handle more than 90 million (9 crore) passengers every year. At present the airport is being operated from Terminal-1, which has an annual capacity of approximately 20 million (2 crore) passengers. Its capacity will be expanded further under the phased development plan. The project gained momentum in October last year, when PM Modi formally inaugurated the airport. Navi Mumbai International Airport is being considered a major step towards reducing the increasing air traffic pressure in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and meeting the future aviation needs.
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