Aviation ministry seeks ATMs, forex counters for transit passengers in international airports

New Delhi: To make life easier for transit travellers and those who apply for visa on arrival, the aviation ministry has requested the Reserve Bank of India to allow ATMs and currency exchange counters before immigration areas in international airports.
"Transferring passengers (who spend anywhere between two hours and 24 hours at airport) are required to spend substantially on food and beverages and use other facilities in the transfer area, and spending in foreign currency is not feasible," the ministry has said in a consultation paper on developing India as an aviation hub.
Existing Reserve Bank of India guidelines does not allow foreign exchange counters before the immigration in airports' arrival terminals.
07/06/12 Dheeraj Tiwari & Vikas Dhoot/Economic Times

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