At Mumbai airport, no one asks for your ID

Mumbai: Despite talk of high alerts, negligence often slackens security at airports. DNA found that anyone can walk into Mumbai’s domestic terminal and travel with an e-ticket booked in someone else’s name. Neither CISF personnel nor airline staffers bothered to verify the ticket-holder’s identity.
DNA bought an e-ticket (PNR DA07768747) for an Air Deccan flight to Ahmedabad. This reporter walked into the departure lounge with the ticket’s printout.
The Air Deccan executive at the boarding-pass counter did not ask for an identity card.
The ticket advisory reads: ‘All passengers must carry valid photo identity proof without which boarding will be denied. A ticket is not transferable.’
16/11/06 Ashwin Aghor/Daily News & Analysis

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