Data analysis by the CISF says that Indian flyers carry on an average at least two pieces of hand-baggage instead of a single one. This is not counting the laptops and ladies' handbags.
Ideally, a senior official told the Hindustan Times, no more than 300 bags ought to go through an X-ray scanner every hour. "But since passengers carry more baggage, the clearance rate almost doubles. This is a grave security risk," he added.
On an average, passengers carry 1.8 cabin bags. This means instead of an average of 12 seconds per bag for a robust scan, each bag ends up being scanned for 5-7 seconds, which results in sub-optimal security.
Another official said that coupled with a shortage in staff and passenger glut-- the Indira Gandhi International Airport alone sees a 100,000 passengers daily-- this led to longer queues and clearing times for bags.
29/10/15 Jacob Koshy/Huffington Post
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Ideally, a senior official told the Hindustan Times, no more than 300 bags ought to go through an X-ray scanner every hour. "But since passengers carry more baggage, the clearance rate almost doubles. This is a grave security risk," he added.
On an average, passengers carry 1.8 cabin bags. This means instead of an average of 12 seconds per bag for a robust scan, each bag ends up being scanned for 5-7 seconds, which results in sub-optimal security.
Another official said that coupled with a shortage in staff and passenger glut-- the Indira Gandhi International Airport alone sees a 100,000 passengers daily-- this led to longer queues and clearing times for bags.
29/10/15 Jacob Koshy/Huffington Post
