The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati has installed 2D barcode readers at the entry gate to enable the entry process into the terminal area of the airport faster and smoother.

As per reports, the barcode readers’ facility will be started from tomorrow onwards i.e., Friday, February 3, 2023.

With the installation of the barcode facility, the security or the CISF officers deputed will no longer have to wait at the terminal entry gates for scanning the tickets of the passengers, manually, but, they will have to wait just to scan/check the barcodes printed on their tickets or the boarding passes of the passengers.

This will reduce the time needed for entering the terminals which is taken up for document verification of more than 15,000 passengers on a regular basis.

As per The Sentinel, an official statement stated that the installing of the barcodes was undertaken to facilitate faster access as well as to improve the security measures in the airport.

As mentioned above, a huge number of passengers, as many as 15000 per day makes it quite a work for the security to scan the tickets manually. Moreover, this time consuming process causes delays for many passengers and especially during the peak seasons.

The Guwahati Airport will also to soon have E-gates, most likely in November 2023 which will facilitate automatic entry into the departure terminal of the airport.

Earlier, in January 26, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has also started and introduced the 2D barcode scanners for a seamless entry of the passengers. The installation was done both in the domestic and in the international airport.

Few of the important things one should keep in mind for seamless Barcode scanning are-

Keeping both hard/digital copy of your boarding pass/ tickets ready for scanning.

Increase the brightness of the mobile or tablet while showing the barcode for scanning.

Keeping the government ID handy for verification process.

(With inputs from The Sentinel and G Plus)