Airports push for Aadhaar-enabled entry to improve security

Currently, most passengers have to show their printed or mobile air tickets and a government identity card to enter airports.

Airports are pushing for Aadhaar-enabled entry into their premises to improve security and increase passenger throughput as air traffic peaks across India.

Airports are also keeping manual checking as a fallback option if systems fail or passengers are not ready. (Ravi Choudhary/Hindustan Times)

Currently, most passengers have to show their printed or mobile air tickets and a government identity card to enter airports.

Airports like Bengaluru and Hyderabad, which have surpassed the capacities for which they were built on the back of double-digit growth, are using Aadhaar-based entry in coordination with airlines through a process called e-boarding. The airports are using the manual procedures as back-up options.

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