DigiYatra app users are 45.8 lakhs now; Chennai airport to be added by March 31

The number of passengers having installed the DigiYatra application on their mobile phones has increased to 45.8 lakhs as on February 10. It’s an increase of 20.5 per cent from 38 lakhs as on January 1, 2024, according to the stats released by Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday.

DigiYatra application user base as on February 20, 2024:

Android: As on Jan 1, 2024 it was 17.3 lakhs, increased to 21.2 lakhs till Feb 10, 2024, a growth of around 22.5%; iOS Apple user base has registered a 19% growth at 24.6 lakhs from 20.7 lakhs during the period.

The DigiYatra was initially launched at three airports, New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Varanasi in December 2022. Later, it was launched in 10 more airports.

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Total DigiYatra passenger count at all 13 airports where it is operational since it was launched is 1,44,95,291, which increased from 1,12,60,888 during the period.

DigiYatra is currently operational at airports of Delhi, Bengaluru, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada, Cochin, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Guwahati, and Jaipur. The system will be installed at Chennai airport by March 31, the minitry said.

An IT initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation using biometric verification technology, DigiYatra provides a seamless and hassle-free movement of passengers at airport entry gates.

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