Sunday, January 19, 2020

Single agency for inline baggage screening at Kolkata airport

Kolkata: The airport operator in Kolkata has taken control of screening of checked-in baggage for international flights and will soon take over the operation in the domestic wing as well once the inline X-Ray baggage inspection system (XBIS) is operational.

Till recently, security team of state-owned airline Air India screened the registered baggage of passengers boarding flights of international carriers while Indian carriers do the screening for their passengers in both international and domestic wing.

AAI Cargo Logistics & Allied Services Co Ltd (AAICLAS) has already recruited 87 screeners and the first batch has already been deployed after training at standalone X-Ray portals to screen passenger bags at the international airport.

“At airports that are equipped with Inline XBIS, screening of check-in baggages is the responsibility of the airport operator. Technically, the scanning of check-in baggages through inline system has to be operated by a single agency. AAI has therefore made arrangements by providing screeners through AAICLAS. Once inline XBIS is operational at the airport next month, AAICLS will take over the entire check-in baggage screening operation in Kolkata,” an official at Kolkata airport said.
Once inline XBIS is operational, passengers will no longer have to stand at a separate queue to get their checked-in bag screened before depositing them at the check-in counters. This often leads to an additional 15-30 minutes in queue before reporting at the check-in desk that closes 45 minutes before a flight departure.
19/01/20 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
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