Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) students developed a contact-less mobile application ‘Flyzy’ to facilitate contact-less and smooth air travelling during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The application has been developed by Deepak Meena, 3rd-year B.Tech student, Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati, Hansraj Patel, 3rd year B.Tech student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Guwahati, and Arjit Singh, 4th year B.Tech. student, Department of Electrical Engineering, JMIT.
The main objective of this application is to to provide a safe and stress-free journey to the passengers. The application enables the passenger to do universal web check-in, mobile boarding pass, live flight status, airport guide, contact-less shopping, airport maps etc.
Apart from the covid-times, this app can turn out to be handy for first time flyers. It will guide them throughout their journey regarding the implementation of various functions in the airport. The app also enables the user to shop from airport and make payments.
The user can choose either the takeaway or gate delivery option. Using the app, one can also order food. The application gives options based on the flight status.Another important feature of the app is a smart UI assistant for the convenience if elderly users.
The application also has a Smart UI Assistant which helps the elderly to use the app easily. Other features of the application include real-time flight notifications, universal Web Check-in portal, check-in baggage status and map of the airport.
As reported by ANI, the application is developed as per GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) and PDPB (Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019) to ensure the utmost safety of the data.
Reportedly, the Beta version of the Flyzy App is available on Play Store for Android and it will soon be made available on Apple App Store for iOS.
