Chennai: For the second time this year, airport security personnel have gotten paranoid over a foreign passenger carrying a satellite phone, and detained him in the country for a few more days.
While it was a young American woman last time, this time it turned out to be the managing director of global make-up manufacturer Kryolan.
In the process of checking in to board a Singapore Airlines flight SQ 529 at 11.15 on Tuesday night, the German passenger’s sat phone was found in his baggage by CISF men. He was apparently asked to accompany them and an explanation was sought. Airport sources confirmed that the CISF were steadfast about the rules surrounding satellite phones as they breached rules set both by the Union Home Ministry and the Bureau for Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). After being forced to miss his flight and answer questions, he was handed over to the Airport S2 Police Station for further investigation.
Unlike most other international passengers who have termed the ‘no sat phone’ diktat ludicrous, and have been verbal about it, Langer Wolfram Frank Wilfried (64) was apparently aware of the rule.
11/12/14 New Indian Express
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While it was a young American woman last time, this time it turned out to be the managing director of global make-up manufacturer Kryolan.
In the process of checking in to board a Singapore Airlines flight SQ 529 at 11.15 on Tuesday night, the German passenger’s sat phone was found in his baggage by CISF men. He was apparently asked to accompany them and an explanation was sought. Airport sources confirmed that the CISF were steadfast about the rules surrounding satellite phones as they breached rules set both by the Union Home Ministry and the Bureau for Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). After being forced to miss his flight and answer questions, he was handed over to the Airport S2 Police Station for further investigation.
Unlike most other international passengers who have termed the ‘no sat phone’ diktat ludicrous, and have been verbal about it, Langer Wolfram Frank Wilfried (64) was apparently aware of the rule.
11/12/14 New Indian Express
