In a first, Hyderabad airport completes e-boarding project

The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here has successfully implemented an e-boarding pilot project that started in April.
With this, the GMR Group-run airport has become the first one in the country to have such a facility, the company said today.
E-boarding allows a flyer to check in electronically without traditional paper boarding passes.
The project was executed in collaboration with Jet Airways. So far, more than 7,000 passengers have used this service from RGIA, the release added.
SGK Kishore, chief executive of GMR Hyderabad International Airport which runs RGIA, said: "E-boarding reduces human interface and takes a big leap towards automation, easing the movement of passengers through the airport and reducing the waiting time at various check points within the airport."

After a Web check-in, the passenger will get a unique mobile pass and a QR code on her registered mobile phone. On the day of travel, she has to scan the code using a special e-boarding machine at the entry gate after entering the Aadhaar number, which is subsequently verified by the respective airline.
The process not only enhances security as the biometric data of the traveller is verified and also saves time and paper.
The process of e-boarding is seamless and integrated with the passengers' list of the airline. This also makes it easy to check whether the passenger is actually at the airport or not.