Hyderabad airport to get rid of boarding passes, your face will help you get security clearance

Sep 16 (AZINS) In a first, Hyderabad airport will soon do away with the boarding pass and passengers can get security clearance by simply looking into a camera.

According to a TOI report, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad will have a facial recognition system set to replace boarding passes giving security clearance.

"So, the next time the person is at the airport, he/she just needs to look into the camera instead of displaying the boarding pass and identity card. The system will automatically ascertain if he or she is a bonafide passenger and allow entry into the facility," an official was quoted as saying by TOI.

The camera will scan the passenger's face and verify his or her credentials and will give security clearance. This process will save time as there will be no need for the passenger to wait in the line at the security gate waiting for the clearance.

Earlier in April las, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) launched'Passenger is Prime (PIP) programme.

In the first initiative under this new programme, the airport is deployed across key touch points a dedicated team of more than young Passenger Service Associates (PSAs), available across the airport to assist and support passengers, GHIAL said in a statement.

"These PSAs play the role of passenger evangelists and they will also provide special assistance to passengers with special needs such as expecting mothers, ladies travelling alone, women travelling with infants, senior citizens and passengers with reduced mobility among others," it said.

The staff chosen as PSAs had been provided with special training on service orientation under the aegis of Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad.