Space crunch at Patna airport forces airline officials to revoke decision

Patna: Space crunch at the Jaya Prakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport here has forced some airline officials to withdraw their recent decision not to allow air travellers to go out of the security area after once entering it. "The new guidelines of airline authorities have been withdrawn after the intervention of the airport management," a senior Airport Authority of India official told TOI. The latest decision is seen as a security hazard.
The decision is in contravention of the air traffic protocols applicable throughout the country, said an airport official.
At almost all airports in the country, passengers are not allowed to come out of the `Security Hold Area' after the issuance of boarding cards. But at JPNI airport, the scene was completely different till quite recently. Air travellers here could come out of the security area.
"It was a wrong practice, creating problems in managing passengers. It was a peculiar situation unlike other parts of the country," JPNI airport manager of an air carrier told TOI.
01/12/10 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Dec 2010