Pune: The Lohegaon airport authorities have issued a fresh directive to airlines iterating that the cabin luggage rule of only a hand baggage per passenger should be enforced.
The instruction follows the recent meeting of senior officers of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) with top airlines' officials in Delhi. The airlines' officials were told to strictly follow the hand baggage regulations and restrict the number of bags people carry in cabins.
Manjit Singh, the public relations officer of the CISF, told TOI over phone from Delhi, "A meeting was convened on the issue and things were discussed."
Officials in the airlines claimed that they did adhere to the hand baggage regulations laid down by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BSAS), but admitted they needed to be stricter in the Pune airport.
"Pune is a high security airport and belongs to the defence. Almost all the time, the CISF is on a high alert here to deal with any kind of security threats. Moreover, the facility is small and air traffic is big.Things tend to go a little awry at times due to the rush in the morning and evening peak hours. Though we strictly follow the hand baggage regulations laid down, special care needs to be taken to ease problems of both the airlines and the CISF at the Pune airport. We shall be acting on the directions given by our headquarters," an airline official told TOI.
17/02/17 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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The instruction follows the recent meeting of senior officers of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) with top airlines' officials in Delhi. The airlines' officials were told to strictly follow the hand baggage regulations and restrict the number of bags people carry in cabins.
Manjit Singh, the public relations officer of the CISF, told TOI over phone from Delhi, "A meeting was convened on the issue and things were discussed."
Officials in the airlines claimed that they did adhere to the hand baggage regulations laid down by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BSAS), but admitted they needed to be stricter in the Pune airport.
"Pune is a high security airport and belongs to the defence. Almost all the time, the CISF is on a high alert here to deal with any kind of security threats. Moreover, the facility is small and air traffic is big.Things tend to go a little awry at times due to the rush in the morning and evening peak hours. Though we strictly follow the hand baggage regulations laid down, special care needs to be taken to ease problems of both the airlines and the CISF at the Pune airport. We shall be acting on the directions given by our headquarters," an airline official told TOI.
17/02/17 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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