Unsuspecting passengers at T2 are asked to shell out big bucks, often in foreign currency, just to be dropped to the exit gate; the touts are airline and airport staffers themselves.
Touted as a swanky, one-of-its-kind terminal, it turns out even T2 isn’t immune to the touting problem. And, a unique one at that.
The touts here are not from outside, as is usually the case, but airport and airline staffers themselves. They make unsuspecting passengers shell out as much as $20 (Rs 1,200) just to drop them to the exit gate.
Modus operandi
“Some airline staffers hide a set of trolleys, so that the passengers can’t find them. The passengers then approach the staffers, who offer to find a trolley and drop them to their vehicles in exchange for an amount picked at random, usually around $20.
Left with no choice, and also because they trust that an airline or airport staffer wouldn’t try to loot them, the passengers tend to agree,” said a loader from the arrivals section.
13/06/14 Mid Day
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Touted as a swanky, one-of-its-kind terminal, it turns out even T2 isn’t immune to the touting problem. And, a unique one at that.
The touts here are not from outside, as is usually the case, but airport and airline staffers themselves. They make unsuspecting passengers shell out as much as $20 (Rs 1,200) just to drop them to the exit gate.
Modus operandi
“Some airline staffers hide a set of trolleys, so that the passengers can’t find them. The passengers then approach the staffers, who offer to find a trolley and drop them to their vehicles in exchange for an amount picked at random, usually around $20.
Left with no choice, and also because they trust that an airline or airport staffer wouldn’t try to loot them, the passengers tend to agree,” said a loader from the arrivals section.
13/06/14 Mid Day
