Kochi Airport to Start Fast Track 20 Second Self Immigration System.
Last Updated: October 30, 2025 | 4 min read
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Last Updated: October 30, 2025 | 4 min read
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Kochi Airport, officially known as Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), is set to revolutionize the immigration process with a state-of-the-art self-authentication system.
It will become the second airport after Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, to implement the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)'s prestigious 'Fast Immigration — Trusted Traveller Programme' (FTI-TTP). This innovation will enable passengers to complete their immigration checks in just 20 seconds.
The MHA’s Traveller Programme streamlines the immigration process with biometric e-gates, eliminating manual checks for eligible Indian nationals and foreign nationals holding OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) cards.
CIAL Managing Director S. Suhas highlighted the advantages: "Implementing FTI-TTP at CIAL's immigration counter will ensure a fast, safe, and seamless process. We are proud to collaborate with the Bureau of Immigration to facilitate fast-track biometric smart travel at our immigration counters. The biometric authentication process will reduce the immigration verification process time from 4 minutes to just 20 seconds."
CIAL announced that the facility will be launched by August 2024. Kochi Airport is undergoing a significant makeover in its immigration area. The airport is dedicating eight lanes to the new biometric e-gates. The fast-track immigration gates will be deployed this week, with testing starting soon.
These e-gates will allow international travelers to complete the immigration process independently in just 20 seconds. This facility was first introduced at Delhi International Airport in June.
To use the self-immigration service, one must:
This process allows travelers to bypass long queues at the counters and eliminates the need for human interaction during immigration.
The introduction of the self-immigration system at Kochi Airport brings numerous benefits for international travelers:
These enhancements collectively elevate the efficiency and convenience of the immigration process at Kochi Airport.
Located in Nedumbassery, near Kochi in Kerala, CIAL is one of the busiest airports in India. It was the first airport in the world to be fully powered by solar energy, setting an example of sustainability.
Established in 1999, CIAL has achieved incredible achievements over the years, which many other Indian airports established around the same time worked hard to achieve.
CIAL might not stop with this. It has further plans to improve the airport’s facilities to meet the growing demands of passengers. Some things in it’s development list might have:
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) had a great financial year in 2023-24. It earned ₹267.17 crore in profit. CIAL also had high overallearnings.It made ₹770.90 crore in revenue and ₹521.50 crore in operating profit. Its strong financial performance shows that it is focused on growth and sustainability in the aviation industry.
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