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Bengaluru - The paperless biometric self-boarding technology at the airport will be completed by the first quarter of 2019.

By Web Report

Published: Thu 6 Sep 2018, 12:29 PM

Last updated: Thu 6 Sep 2018, 3:22 PM

Soon you will not have to carry your boarding pass if you are travelling from Bengaluru airport. The airport has revealed that it will become the first airport in India to have an end-to-end solution for paperless air travel.
Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) has partnered with Portuguese company Vision-Box to implement the futuristic feature project to launch paperless biometrc self-boarding technology, the airport authority said in a tweet.

Your face becomes your boarding pass! BIAL has partnered with @Visionbox to bring you India's first airport to have an end-to-end solution for paperless air travel. The contract was signed in the presence of Portuguese Prime Minister @antoniocostapm pic.twitter.com/4QAPmsNcyh
- BLR Airport (@BLRAirport) September 5, 2018

The deal was signed in the presence of Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa.
The paperless biometric self-boarding technology at the airport will be completed by the first quarter of 2019. Airlines like Air Asia, SpiceJet and Jet Airways may be among the early users of the technology.

"Your face is your boarding pass" said @HariMarar, @BLRairport CEO, describing the revolutionary technology by @visionbox that is set to transform the passenger experience and create a future-ready Airport. #Bangalore #Portugal #VisionBox #Contacless #IoT #Innovation #India pic.twitter.com/KeUO5J5ADC
- Vision-Box (@visionbox) September 5, 2018

Prime Minister @antoniocostapm talks about the relevance of the deal between @visionbox & @BLRAirport. A historical milestone for @visionbox, for @BLRairport and its passengers, as well as for the relationship between Portugal and India. #Bangalore #VisionBox #Contacless #IoT pic.twitter.com/XwEDDIogJ9
- Vision-Box (@visionbox) September 5, 2018

"The goal of the programme is to simplify the journey by making it paperless from registration to boarding. Biometric technology will identify passengers faces as they move across the airport, avoiding stops and the repeated presentation of boarding passes, passports or other physical identity documents," said the Portuguese firm in a statement.