Coimbatore airport gets four more X-ray machines

Coimbatore: The Airport Authority of India has installed four more X-ray machines for enhancing security measures at Coimbatore Airport.
This is expected to improve the pace at which passengers could get through the security check and luggage check procedures.
According Airport Director, K. Hemalatha, the Airport already has an X-ray machine for scanning of registered i.e., checked-in luggage and another for the passenger’s hand luggage.
Yet another X-ray machine had been installed at the cargo complex. This was proving to be inadequate during the peak traffic hours when there is a departure of more than one flight.
Coimbatore Airport had witnessed a phenomenal increase in the number of passenger movements and aircraft movements and it as on date has 22 to 24 aircraft movements. This led passengers waiting for security clearance of their luggage.Hence, the AAI planned for procuring more X-ray machines for easier and faster security clearance for passengers especially during the peak departure hours.Accordingly, a proposal was mooted for purchasing four more machines i.e., two for checked-in luggage and two for hand luggage. Deployment of additional machines would avoid the risk of luggage being scanned at a faster pace.
12/07/08 V.S. Palaniappan/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Jul 2008