Tighter checks at airports from January 15

Mumbai: Passengers taking flights from major international airports in the country can brace themselves for long security check queues as well as tight security checks as high alert will be sounded at the airports from January 15-31. Officials on Sunday said though the alert was sounded in the wake of Republic Day, security checks would be tightened.
As per instructions from the Union home ministry and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security ( BCAS), cabin baggage will be manually checked before the security stamp is put, the officials said. Airlines have been instructed to conduct secondary ladder point checks for all destinations. Though airlines do check passengers just before they enter the aircraft, but it is restricted to sensitive destinations like Srinagar, Kathmandu, or the US or the UK.
But due to the alert, airlines have been instructed to conduct these checks as often as they can as the threat component during the alert time is high, said a senior official at Delhi airport.
03/01/11 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011