Flight check-ins at Metro stations

New Delhi: The airport is soon coming to the heart of the city with two Metro stations on the Airport Express Line being developed as City Airport Terminals (CATs). Now, fliers will not have to wait to get to IGI for airline and baggage check-ins. The stations — New Delhi Railway Station and Shivaji Stadium — are both spread across sprawling 7,000 sq metre and will be equipped with all the facilities offered at airport terminals.
So, you can buy your air ticket, check in your baggage and collect the boarding pass and shop at the CAT before you board a fast train to reach the actual airport terminal. Since the final security checks will be carried out at the airport just before the commuter boards the flight, the Metro stations will only conduct frisking of passengers and hand-baggage. The terminal will also be equipped with machines like specialised X-ray scanners to check baggage, which will be delivered at the destination city.
Both the terminal buildings will be equipped with over 50 check-in counters each, which will be used by different airlines on a rotation basis. The counters will have connectivity to the airport for details of seat allocation and will allow baggage check-in at the Metro station itself. The city terminals will have ticket counters where passengers who have not booked themselves onto a flight, can buy tickets and head straight for the check-in. Flight information boards on the lines of what we see at the airport will be put up at the Metro station, as well as inside all trains, to inform passengers about the status of their flights. Any delays or cancellations will also be reflected all over the network.
21/08/08 Megha Suri/Times of India

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