Digi Yatra crosses 10 crore usage across 38 airports

The Digi Yatra milestone you’re reading about is a big one: 10 crore journeys across 38 airports — a clear sign that India’s digital aviation infrastructure is scaling rapidly.

Adoption:
Over 2.4 crore app downloads on iOS and Android.

Efficiency:
Airport entry processing time reduced from 15 seconds to just 5 seconds per passenger.

Sustainability:
Thousands of sheets of paper saved daily by eliminating physical boarding passes.

Expansion:
Currently active at 38 airports, with 27 more to be added next year.

Future-ready:
Upcoming greenfield airports at Navi Mumbai, Jewar, and Bhogapuram will launch fully Digi Yatra-enabled.

Inclusivity:
Supports 11 languages today, with 11 more regional languages planned by year-end.

Strategic Context
Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ram Mohan Naidu, emphasized that Digi Yatra is not just a convenience but a necessity as India’s passenger traffic is projected to hit 50 crore annually by 2030 and nearly 100 crore by 2040. Alongside Digi Yatra, other digital initiatives like Self-Baggage Drop, AirSewa portal, and AI-powered digital twins are being deployed to manage this exponential growth.

Privacy by Design
Passenger data is encrypted and stored only on the user’s device, shared with the airport solely for immediate verification — reinforcing trust in the system.

This milestone positions India as one of the few nations to have operationalized biometric passenger processing at scale, making air travel faster, greener, and more inclusive.