A top official stated on Friday that full body scanners should be installed at the Delhi airport by May 2024. Zulfiquar Hasan, the director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), also said that the deadline for installing CTX and full-body scanners at specific airports will be extended because of some provisioning concerns.
The last day to submit is December 31.
When CTX (Computer Tomography X-ray) scanners are installed, travellers won’t need to take their electronics out of their luggage to go through security at airports.
Additionally, the authorities at Indira Gandhi International Airport have made steps to improve passenger experience and security deployment to counter lower visibility conditions in advance of the fog that is expected to build up in Delhi.
According to officials, Terminal 3 (T3) would be the focus of a retrospective examination of strategic initiatives carried out by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which oversees the airport.
According to an officer, radio transmission sets, public address systems, and high visibility jackets have been provided for improved staff cooperation.
In order to strengthen security, the DIAL has opened access gates 1A and 8B, deployed more Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers, and placed ten X-ray machines in the crucial areas of the domestic security check area.
It has deployed more workers from the terminal operations teams and put up makeshift help stations at the T3 forecourt.
All terminals now have improved seating configurations that can hold about 1,800 passengers more than they did a year ago, plus an extra 740 seats in case of fog. Terminal 1 has 2,852 seats, Terminal 2 has 2,236 seats, and Terminal 3 has 13,600 seats. These are the current seating capacities for the three terminals.
The DigiYatra app has 24 traditional entry points and is designed for domestic travellers. It makes getting through security and entering the terminal easy. At T2 and T3, fifteen lanes have been set aside for DigiYatra passengers in order to improve their convenience.
The government has added extra domestic and international arrival carousels to improve the efficiency of luggage handling.
At international arrivals, helpdesks have been established to aid foreign nationals in completing forms prior to their arrival at immigration counters. To cut down on passenger wait times, more arrival luggage belts and a bussing gate have been built.
DIAL has made sure that meal plans and the Flight Information Display System are available during times of low visibility.
