Mumbai: The baggage delivery system of Mumbai airport is the major reason why the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) receives calls at the airport. According to a senior official from Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), every month Mumbai airport sees almost 38 to 42 BDDS calls and every normal check by the squad takes 20 to 30 minutes. According to sources from the airport, sometime the terminal or city side area of the airport gets blocked due to these calls, which inconveniences passengers.
According to officials from MIAL, the main reason behind calls to the BDDS is unclaimed bags that are found at the city side, parking, terminal building or waiting area. Every day airport security officials are intimated about at least one such bag, and due to the protocol they call the BDDS team and dog squad, and vacate the area in order to check the bag.
According to the official, “Incidents related to unclaimed bags mostly happens on the international terminal as Rs 2,000 is charged for every extra kilogramme of luggage on international flights. Hence, passengers who have extra edibles, clothes, fruits or some relatively cheap decorative items abandon them in the terminal or city side area.”
While explaining the process of a BDDS call, an officer from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the security agency of Mumbai airport, told The Asian Age, “When passengers notice any unclaimed bag they inform our jawans, MIAL people or ground staff. Then at least 12 to 15 CISF personnel go to the spot, which includes eight BDDS personnel and one or two sniffer dogs, on whose response we open the bag.”
30/11/15 Ashita Dadheech/Asian Age
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According to officials from MIAL, the main reason behind calls to the BDDS is unclaimed bags that are found at the city side, parking, terminal building or waiting area. Every day airport security officials are intimated about at least one such bag, and due to the protocol they call the BDDS team and dog squad, and vacate the area in order to check the bag.
According to the official, “Incidents related to unclaimed bags mostly happens on the international terminal as Rs 2,000 is charged for every extra kilogramme of luggage on international flights. Hence, passengers who have extra edibles, clothes, fruits or some relatively cheap decorative items abandon them in the terminal or city side area.”
While explaining the process of a BDDS call, an officer from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the security agency of Mumbai airport, told The Asian Age, “When passengers notice any unclaimed bag they inform our jawans, MIAL people or ground staff. Then at least 12 to 15 CISF personnel go to the spot, which includes eight BDDS personnel and one or two sniffer dogs, on whose response we open the bag.”
30/11/15 Ashita Dadheech/Asian Age
