New Delhi: Air travellers may not have to get their boarding passes stamped after security check at Indian airports if the home ministry manages to get the civil aviation ministry and Central Industrial Security Force on board with the idea of aligning domestic procedures with global practices.
The home ministry has initiated a debate on the matter following complaints from travellers, including foreigners, a senior official told ET. "The effort is to bring security at Indian airports on a par with international practices," said the official, who did not wish to be named. "If boarding passes are not stamped anywhere else in the world, why should they be at Indian airports? Why should a passenger be made to wait even for a minute? The threats in India are similar to those in the US or UK and if security passes are not stamped in those countries, the same should be the case here."
27/09/13 Aman Sharma/Economic Times
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The home ministry has initiated a debate on the matter following complaints from travellers, including foreigners, a senior official told ET. "The effort is to bring security at Indian airports on a par with international practices," said the official, who did not wish to be named. "If boarding passes are not stamped anywhere else in the world, why should they be at Indian airports? Why should a passenger be made to wait even for a minute? The threats in India are similar to those in the US or UK and if security passes are not stamped in those countries, the same should be the case here."
27/09/13 Aman Sharma/Economic Times
