CISF intensifies airport patrolling

Bangalore: Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) has intensified its security measures. "BIA security and CISF are in a high state of alertness.
All visitors are being screened thoroughly. CISF patrolling has been intensified and the quick-reaction team of the CISF is also in a high state of readiness," said an official BIAL spokesperson.
Digvijay Singh, CISF head at BIA, told TOI, "Since Wednesday night, we have gone on high alert." A dozen more CISF personnel have been added to beef up security across the airport. Singh said two teams of CISF personnel armed with AK-47 rifles have been deployed to patrol the entry area. While one team is mobile, the other team have been positioned at strategic locations. A large number of similarly armed CISF personnel are also manning the airport in civilian clothes.
Some flights between Bangalore and Mumbai were cancelled on Thursday, primarily on account of large cancellations of passenger bookings. According to Jet Airways, which operates 7 daily flights connecting the IT capital to the financial capital of the country, some flights had to be merged as about 55% of bookings had been cancelled.
Bengaluru International Airport said that since Wednesday evening, one Kingfisher flight (BOM-BLR-BOM) scheduled to arrive at 8.20 am on Thursday was cancelled.
28/11/08 Times of India

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