Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Digi Yatra Expands to 17 More Airports
Digi Yatra is a system that helps people travel through Indian airports faster.
It uses facial recognition instead of checking IDs manually.
This saves time and makes travel easier.
The system is already used in 24 airports and has helped over 81 million passengers.
Now, it will be added to 17 more airports.
Frequent flyers and those traveling during busy times benefit the most.
The system is free to use and keeps your data safe.
It stores your biometric data only on your device and deletes it after 24 hours.
The goal is to make airport travel smoother and faster for everyone.
Digi Yatra is expanding to 17 additional airports in India during the current financial year.
The system uses facial recognition to reduce queue times at airport entry gates.
Over 19 million app downloads and 81 million passenger journeys have been enabled so far.
Around 30% of domestic departing passengers now use Digi Yatra.
The system is free to use and follows a decentralized, self-sovereign identity model for privacy.
- Who
- Digi Yatra Foundation, Indian flyers, frequent flyers, peak-hour travelers, holiday season passengers
- What
- Expansion of Digi Yatra's biometric-based travel system to 17 additional airports
- When
- During the current financial year (FY26)
- Where
- India, across 17 additional airports
- Why
- To enhance passenger convenience, reduce queue times, and improve airport capacity management
- Airports live today
- 24
- New airports being added (FY26)
- 17
- App downloads
- 19 million+
- Total passenger journeys enabled
- 81 million+
- Share of domestic departing passengers
- ~30%
- Time saved at airport entry gates (Manual ID check)
- 15–20 seconds per passenger
- Time saved at airport entry gates (Digi Yatra verification)
- ~5 seconds per passenger