The CSIF, in charge of security at the Delhi Airport, has a new security concern: power banks.
Recently, locally made power banks have been the source of scare at the busy Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Apparently, poor quality power banks, when scanned through the X-ray machine, resemble Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
On some days, over a dozen passengers have had to be stopped pointlessly.
According to Delhi Airport staff, at least two flyers are stopped everyday and manually checked after the X-ray machine flags power banks.
This means an additional 15-30 minutes per passenger at security check: the bag is opened and all its contents checked, then the power bank is examined, and if it is okay, it is deposited and the passenger allowed to proceed.
However, it is only the local ones made of cheap material that cause problems. Sometimes they are filled with clay.
In most cases, passengers claim to have bought them from flea markets. "These are not really power banks and sellers dupe people by offering them at a low price," said DCP Sanjay Bhatia.
Such a necessary item cannot be completely banned either.
12/10/17 Gogona Saikia/NewsBytes
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Recently, locally made power banks have been the source of scare at the busy Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Apparently, poor quality power banks, when scanned through the X-ray machine, resemble Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
On some days, over a dozen passengers have had to be stopped pointlessly.
According to Delhi Airport staff, at least two flyers are stopped everyday and manually checked after the X-ray machine flags power banks.
This means an additional 15-30 minutes per passenger at security check: the bag is opened and all its contents checked, then the power bank is examined, and if it is okay, it is deposited and the passenger allowed to proceed.
However, it is only the local ones made of cheap material that cause problems. Sometimes they are filled with clay.
In most cases, passengers claim to have bought them from flea markets. "These are not really power banks and sellers dupe people by offering them at a low price," said DCP Sanjay Bhatia.
Such a necessary item cannot be completely banned either.
12/10/17 Gogona Saikia/NewsBytes
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