Your face to be your boarding pass from 2019 at KIA

Bengaluru: The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), which operates Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will be introducing biometric technology to verify passenger details and will be the first airport in India to have an end-to-end solution for paperless air travel.

The BIAL said that the Bengaluru airport authorities and Vision-Box have signed an agreement on Wednesday in Lisbon, Portugal, to launch paperless biometric self-boarding technology.

The 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, according to a release from BIAL. The implementation is likely to take place in the first quarter of 2019.

The first implementation milestone at BLR Airport will be completed in the first quarter of 2019, with Jet Airways, Air Asia and SpiceJet passengers as first users, it said.

“Vision-Box’s state-of-the-art biometric technology, combined with its passenger flow platform will enable a seamless journey for our passengers, without obstacles, waiting lines or hassles, from registration to boarding,” BIAL MD and CEO Hari Marar said.

Vision-Box CEO Miguel Leitmann added, “This is the first end-to-end face recognition-based walkthrough experience in Asia, and the largest in the world. It is also one of the most significant steps towards the Digital India campaign endorsed by the government. Bengaluru is in the spotlight, as the modern world gateway to India.”