New Delhi: After several incidents of denial of protocol to Indian dignitaries at foreign airports, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided that Aerodrome Entry Permits (AEPs) would henceforth be issued to high commissions or embassies of other countries only on a reciprocal basis.
It has also been proposed that access of Indian VIPs to airports be restricted, preferably only up to the terminal building.
The US and European countries do not grant entry permits to Indian embassies, but, on the recommendation of the Ministry of External Affairs, permanent as well as transferrable AEPs are issued to embassies based in India. As per the details of a soon-to-be released AEP policy, details of which were accessed by The Indian Express, that will now be stopped.
A few select embassies enjoy the facility of transferrable AEPs, the details of which are not even forwarded to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
15/07/18 Ajmer Singh/Indian Express
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It has also been proposed that access of Indian VIPs to airports be restricted, preferably only up to the terminal building.
The US and European countries do not grant entry permits to Indian embassies, but, on the recommendation of the Ministry of External Affairs, permanent as well as transferrable AEPs are issued to embassies based in India. As per the details of a soon-to-be released AEP policy, details of which were accessed by The Indian Express, that will now be stopped.
A few select embassies enjoy the facility of transferrable AEPs, the details of which are not even forwarded to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
15/07/18 Ajmer Singh/Indian Express
