DPDP Consulting for Aviation
Learn how DPDP affects airlines, airports and travel platforms handling passport, booking and biometric data.
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Now replace the sandwich shop with your Aviation company. Where does personal data enter? Where does it sit? Who else touches it?
Aviation DPDP Self-Check
Start here to understand why DPDP is relevant to Aviation. Before any other task, first understand how personal data moves through the business.
What is Aviation?
In this context, Aviation means the websites, apps, operations, support teams, customer records, employee systems, vendor tools and data workflows that collect or use personal data.
Children's data
- Do you collect age, class, school, parent details or learning progress?
- Can you separate child, parent and guardian data?
- Do you know which users are under 18?
Consent
- Can you prove where consent came from?
- Is consent collected before data is used for the stated purpose?
- Can consent be withdrawn without breaking the entire account flow?
Tracking and profiling
- Do you track usage, performance, attention, behavior or drop-offs?
- Is any of this used for ads, recommendations or nudges?
- Are analytics tools collecting user identifiers?
Vendors and SDKs
- Which CRMs, email tools, payment tools, analytics tools and support tools receive personal data?
- Do contracts say they process data only on your instructions?
- Can you delete or export data from each vendor?
Retention
- What happens when the service ends?
- What happens when a user leaves?
- What data is kept for certificates, invoices, disputes or regulatory records?
First action
- Map one user journey from sign-up to completion.
- Mark where data is collected, stored, shared, used for communication and deleted.
If this self-check exposed more than three unclear answers, the next useful step is a DPDP data journey map.
Book a DPDP clarity callFrequently asked questions
Do we need consent to share manifest data with airport security?
No, processing for state security or legal obligations is exempt from consent requirements. You still must inform passengers in your privacy notice that this data sharing occurs for legal compliance.
How do we handle data sharing with international codeshare partners?
You must ensure the partner airline provides the same level of protection required in India. Your inter-line agreements must now include specific clauses regarding data deletion once the passenger completes their journey.
Can we keep guest passenger data for "future bookings" without active consent?
No, you must delete or anonymize data once the flight and necessary tax periods end. For guest checkouts, you cannot store profiles indefinitely for the sake of "convenience" without a registered account.