Coronavirus: IIT Guwahati startup develops mobile app for contactless air travel

IIT Guwahati researchers develop a mobile application to help air flyers travel without any problems post-coronavirus. 

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has announced that a student startup at the institute has developed a mobile application 'Flyzy', to provide a seamless air travel experience during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

The app will help in safe and contactless boarding including easier baggage drop, manageable parking, better shopping experience, and providing necessary updates during the whole journey.

The student startup aims to build Flyzy into India’s finest aviation IT technology company, which will provide a safe and stress-free journey to the passengers.

As per the team, the app will be helpful for those who will be flying for the first-time post coronavirus. The app will provide information about flights, web check-in facilities, airport maps and baggage check-in status.

“The idea is not only relevant during the present pandemic situation but also during the non-crisis time. The main idea behind the application is to provide a seamless journey to passengers as they move through the airport, especially to the first-time flyers. The application will guide them thoroughly and provide them with an easy understanding and implementation of several airport functions,” IIT Guwahati said in a statement.

As per the team, this inbuilt assistant will help the elderly to use the app easily.

According to the developers, by bringing the whole process to phones, Flyzy will be able to make “air-travel completely personalized.” The app is hosted on the cloud, following the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) guidelines.

“The Founders believe that the application will help the aviation industry save money as the process will become automated, faster, and easier...The team is already in the process of speaking to the authorities for implementing the application at some airports,” IIT Guwahati said.

“The focus of the start-up is the software that they have developed and will be installed at the airports...the idea behind a mobile-based software is the majority of the people have a smartphone. Moreover, it's a hybrid software which will support face-biometric recognition in the future, without even changing the complete software system of the airport,” the IIT Guwahati added.

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