India air passengers get double metal detector checks
Move is part of security advisory that has been issued in the country
New Delhi: India’s aviation security agency for civil aircraft, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), has said double metal detector checks is a part of the security advisory that has been issued depending upon the threat perception.
The clarification comes after passengers have objected to double or re-metal detector checks by private airlines staff after being checked by aviation security, Central Industry Security Force (CISF).
Passengers have raised concerns about how airlines are handling metal detector re-checking.
Some air travellers commented online saying that at Delhi T-1, passengers were inexplicably being frisked with a metal detector before boarding the bus. “Seems they don’t trust the CISF Security Gate check. Unnecessary and does the airline even have this mandate?” they said.
A top BCAS official told ANI: “Security advisories are issued from time to time due to threat perception and the recent advisory on re-checking of passengers by airlines staffs is part of security advisory,”
“The security agency has advised all private airline companies to conduct re-checking of all passengers except for the North-Eastern (NE) and Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) flight as for NE and J-K mandatory re-checking required,” he added.
The main responsibility of BCAS is to set standards and measures regarding the security of civil flights at international and domestic airports.