on Monday announced extending its integrated self check-in and baggage drop facilities for its passengers from India to all its destinations across Europe, and Canada. The full service airline was the first airline to roll out such a facility from India to international destinations in the US and Australia, besides airports in the domestic network.

Air India has rolled out an integrated self-check-in and baggage-drop service for its passengers flying from India to all destinations operated by the airline in Europe, the UK, and Canada, the airline said in a statement.

The facility offers Air India passengers a seamless digital process to print boarding passes and baggage tags and drop bags on their own, eliminating the need to queue up for check in at counters, it said.

Air India said it is now extending the facility to 19 airports -- London (Heathrow and Gatwick), Birmingham, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Milan, Zurich, Toronto, Vancouver, and to all five destinations in US (New York, Newark, Chicago, Washington and San Francisco) and two in Australia (Sydney and Melbourne) from India.

Such facility kiosks allow travellers to customise their trips by selecting and even paying for their preferred seats or updating their frequent flyer number and contact details. This initiative cuts down on the time spent queueing up at the counters and helps passengers breeze through the airport to reach their boarding gates in time, Air India said.