Three gates from NEC

with facial recognition are being launched at Lohegaon airport in Pune, India

as part of the Digi Yatra scheme, say reports. The gates have been deployed at

the terminal entrance, security holding area and boarding area, according to a

spokesperson for NEC.

Passengers can create a

Digi Yatra ID and capture their facial image at self-service kiosks. The flyers

can then proceed to the electronic gates, authenticate their boarding passes

and then breeze through check-in, security checks and boarding entirely

through facial recognition, the spokesperson said.

The system was implemented to help with capacity at the airport, which

serves 30,000 passengers each day, according to the report. The optional system

has been implemented at several other airports, including recently at Bengaluru

airport, which caused some concern among privacy experts due to the involvement

of the non-Indian biometrics provider.