Friday, January 22, 2016

India orders airports to ban visitor entry due to security concerns

India's Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued an order to all regional and international airports in the country to stop sale of entry tickets to visitors in the wake of growing terror concerns.

BCAS has ordered all the airports to immediately stop the sale of entry tickets to visitors. This move will bar visitors from accompanying passengers till inside the airport terminal.

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the company that operates the Delhi Airport, has urged domestic passengers to report at least two hours before their scheduled departure times and the international passengers to report at least three hours before.
There have been individual announcements by different airlines too - while Air India has urged its passengers to arrive three hours before the flight departure time, IndiGo has announced that it would close its check-in counter one hour prior to the scheduled departure, The Economic Times.

The Central Industrial Security Force that looks into the airport security is also undertaking a thorough profiling of passengers.
22/01/16 airport-technology.com
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