India, April 9 -- Imagine travelling abroad without repeatedly pulling out your passport or boarding pass. That's exactly what IndiGo, along with Digi Yatra, Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport (BIAL) and global aviation body IATA, is working towards. In a first for India, the partners have successfully run technical trials of a fully contactless international travel system at Bengaluru airport.

The trial covered the entire passenger journey, from booking tickets and managing travel plans to moving through the airport, using biometric technology only. Instead of physical documents, passengers were identified through a secure digital identity linked to their face. This allowed them to cross checkpoints like entry, security and bo...