Tighter security checks delay flights

New Delhi: With stepped-up security measures at all major airports in the wake of Tuesday's serial bomb blasts in Mumbai's suburban trains, passengers faced long delays at airports on Thursday — running up to four hours in domestic flights.
As key airports continue to be on the high alert list, passengers are being put to hardship as ladder point checks, baggage screening, secondary checks took time. Airline schedules went haywire as passengers were held up.
While admitting to flight delays, Civil Aviation Secretary Ajay Prasad said they were caused by the intensified security and was compounded by malfunctioning of some X-Ray machines at Terminal 1-B, catering to private airlines, including Jet Airways, Air Sahara, SpiceJet and Air Deccan.
Mr. Prasad is also meeting representatives of the GMR Group and Airports Authority of India officials to review the situation.
14/07/06 The Hindu

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