Airport panic over Lankan’s no-show

Chennai: Tanuja Kamaleshwara, 26, a Sri Lankan refugee who was to board an Air India flight to Colombo on Friday, made a no-show at the boarding gate creating panic at the airport.
The flight with 141 passengers left the city 15 minutes late at 7.15 am, with officials of the national carrier offloading her checked-in baggage and calling for the bomb squad, only to find clothes in the baggage.
“It created a sense of panic in the airport as we were not sure of the reason for her no-show, especially after checking-in her baggage,” said an eyewitness, adding that the officials doubted that her baggage could contain some dangerous items.
A senior airline official said she had left the security-hold area after leaving the boarding pass and ticket with the CISF, who take care of security at the airport.
21/01/12 Deccan Chronicle

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Categories: airports Jan 2012