New Delhi: A complaint from a family of four that was denied entry to an Indian airport because only the father had an identity document has led to a change in procedure.
Now only one person in a group will need to have an ID, said Arvind Ranjan, DG of the Central Industrial Security Force, which handles security at 59 airports in the country. This will add to passenger convenience and help reduce congestion. The decision was reached after consultations with Intelligence and security agencies.
Ranjan said this was a "reasoned interpretation" of earlier instructions by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). Other changes are under way in the area of airport security. "We are putting a personality profiling system in place to detect suspicious passengers at the entry," Ranjan said.
24/11/14 Aman Sharma/Economic Times
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Now only one person in a group will need to have an ID, said Arvind Ranjan, DG of the Central Industrial Security Force, which handles security at 59 airports in the country. This will add to passenger convenience and help reduce congestion. The decision was reached after consultations with Intelligence and security agencies.
Ranjan said this was a "reasoned interpretation" of earlier instructions by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). Other changes are under way in the area of airport security. "We are putting a personality profiling system in place to detect suspicious passengers at the entry," Ranjan said.
24/11/14 Aman Sharma/Economic Times
