With the advancement in technology, every aspect which is technology ridden needs to update its infrastructure. The aviation industry is a great example where technology needs to the implementation first off. India has advanced airports which can be evident from the high airport rankings surveyed by the Airports Council International (ACI).
No doubt, Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) is one of the top-ranked airports in India for its automated self-bad drop to advanced biometric boarding system. Book airline tickets to India and enjoy the service.
Fully-Automated Baggage Drop within 60 Seconds
Surveys say that Kempegowda International Airport is the first airport to entirely implement the automated baggage drop machines. For the faster & better check-in, the airport implemented a total of 16 automated baggage drop machines.
The passengers who travel via Bengaluru airport, no longer need to stand in queues. The tech-update has made the check-in process a lot easier.
The facility is currently available only for travelers flying with Air Asia & Spicejet. Sooner, other airlines will be enjoying these perks of the Bengaluru airport. The people flying on flights to India from the USA and to other countries through Bengaluru airport will be enjoying these facilities. Once you get done with printing your boarding pass from the kiosk at the airport which by the way are 32 in number, tag your bag and put them off to the automated machines for further weighing & measurements.
The Outcome of New Features:
After all the advancements made at this airport, Kempegowda International Airport is all set to implement facial recognition for the biometric system in 2019. Also, the boarding process is going to get paperless. The idea behind reducing the paperwork is to reduce the burden of flyers as well as the airport authorities. Also, with facial biometric recognition, Bengaluru airport is going to the first in India for having to implement it. So check it out next time you catch flights to Bengaluru.
UD Fees Update:
Also, there might be slight changes in the development fee for the flyers who flying to India from international borders.
But the good news it has been cut from INR 1266 to INR 400 which indeed has made the international tickets to the Bengaluru City cheaper. Also, the UDF, the part of domestic airfares are cut from INR 306 to INR 100. However, these fees might change the next year i.e in 2020. According to airport authorities, the UD fees might increase for both domestic and international affairs in April 2019 to March 2021.