New Delhi: After the triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 32 people on Tuesday evening, security at Indian airports has also been put on high alert.
Sources told BusinessLine that the Airport Security Committee, which is headed by the Airport Director and has high level representation from the Central Industrial Security Force and State Police and all airlines, goes into an immediate huddle to ensure safety and security of the airport.
Security at Indian airports is largely the responsibility of the Central Industrial Security Force and airline security staff which follow the orders laid down by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
To ensure that an Istanbul or Brussels type of attack does not occur here, airports across the country are enhancing the frequency of patrols that the Quick Response Teams carry out in airport perimeter areas. Also more number of passengers are being subjected to Secondary Point Ladder Check (SPLC) which is carried out just before boarding a commercial aircraft at airports termed extra sensitive such as Srinagar and Leh.
After a terror attack, the number of passengers subjected to SLPC increases to close to 30 per cent, a three-fold increase from normal times, a person connected with airport security said.
29/06/16 Business Line
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Sources told BusinessLine that the Airport Security Committee, which is headed by the Airport Director and has high level representation from the Central Industrial Security Force and State Police and all airlines, goes into an immediate huddle to ensure safety and security of the airport.
Security at Indian airports is largely the responsibility of the Central Industrial Security Force and airline security staff which follow the orders laid down by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
To ensure that an Istanbul or Brussels type of attack does not occur here, airports across the country are enhancing the frequency of patrols that the Quick Response Teams carry out in airport perimeter areas. Also more number of passengers are being subjected to Secondary Point Ladder Check (SPLC) which is carried out just before boarding a commercial aircraft at airports termed extra sensitive such as Srinagar and Leh.
After a terror attack, the number of passengers subjected to SLPC increases to close to 30 per cent, a three-fold increase from normal times, a person connected with airport security said.
29/06/16 Business Line
