Digi Yatra crosses 10 crore usage across 38 airports: Govt

Marking a major milestone for India’s digital public infrastructure, the Digi Yatra app has enabled over 10 crore seamless journeys with over 2.4 crore downloads across iOS and Android.

The platform stands as one of the most successful digital innovations in global aviation today.

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“By replacing manual document verification, the platform has reduced average airport entry processing times from 15 seconds down to just 5 seconds per passenger. This rapid throughput has significantly optimised terminal infrastructure, reduced terminal congestion, and minimised manual processing overheads,” the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday.

Furthermore, by eliminating physical boarding passes, the initiative supports environmental sustainability by saving thousands of sheets of paper daily across participating airports.

Reflecting on the milestone, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu stated, “I congratulate the Digi Yatra Team for the 10-crore usage milestone, it reflects the growing trust passengers are placing in seamless, paperless and contactless travel.”

He said the scale of Digi Yatra’s adoption comes at a critical juncture. Daily domestic passenger traffic, which averaged below 2 lakh passengers in 2014, has now crossed the 5-lakh mark on numerous occasions over the last three years.

“And supported by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to make air travel more accessible and convenient, annual passenger traffic across Indian airports is projected to reach 50 crores by 2030 and double to nearly 100 crores by 2040. And to effectively manage this exponential growth, we are adopting multiple digital solutions like Digi Yatra, Self-Baggage Drop Facility, Augmentation of Air Traffic Control Automation Systems, AirSewa portal for grievance redressal and AI-powered digital twins to optimise airport operations,” the Civil Aviation Minister said.

Sharing his vision for the future, Naidu added, “While many nations continue to evaluate the large-scale deployment of biometric passenger processing, India has successfully operationalised and scaled Digi Yatra within a remarkably short timeframe. Right now, Digi Yatra is active at 38 airports, and by next year, 27 more airports will be enabled. I am also pleased to share that the major greenfield airport projects operationalising this year, Navi Mumbai, Jewar and Bhogapuram will all be fully Digi Yatra-enabled.”

Emphasising his vision for Ease of Flying, the Minister noted: “We are making the platform significantly more inclusive. Digi Yatra currently supports 11 languages, and by the end of this year, we plan to add 11 more regional languages. This directly advances the Prime Minister’s vision to democratise aviation and make air travel truly accessible to the common man.”

Digi Yatra’s platform’s foundational architecture also strictly prioritises security and passenger privacy through a privacy-by-design approach. Passenger data remains encrypted and securely stored on the user’s own device, shared only for a limited duration with the origin airport for immediate verification purposes.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation remains steadfast in its commitment to transforming Indian airport travel into a benchmark for global aviation. Driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s twin mission of Digital India and Aviation for all, we stand committed to making air travel more seamless and hassle-free for passengers.