IGI Airport to have body scanners

New Delhi : Air travellers in the country will now have to get their bodies fully scanned before they board aircraft, the Lok Sabha was informed today. However, the images will not be stored to ensure privacy of passengers.Installation of body scanners was in progress at the IGI Airport in Security Hold Area on a trial basis, Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel told the house in a written reply.
Screening of passengers will be done remotely and non-obtrusively and it would be ensured that female passengers were scanned by only female officers, he said. The cost of installing body scanners will be borne by airport operators.
22/04/10 Samay

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Categories: Airports Apr 2010