NEW DELHI, Dec 10: The Delhi airport and the Civil Aviation Ministry have come up with a four-point plan to decongest the airport amid complaints of overcrowding and long queues during check-in.
As per the plan, the current 14 X-ray screening systems will be enhanced by adding two additional X-ray screening systems, official sources said. This will take the total X-ray systems to 16.
The reserve lounge will be demolished and one Automatic Tray Retrieval System (ATRS) machine and two standard X-ray machines will be installed. Two entry points – Gate 1A and Gate 8B – will be converted for passenger use. To de-bunch flights, airlines will work progressively reduce peak hour departures to 14.
Meanwhile, a snake was found in the cargo hold of an Air India Express plane after it landed at the Dubai airport on Saturday and aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is probing the incident, a senior official said. The B737-800 aircraft came from Calicut, Kerala and the passengers were safely deplaned.
The senior official at the DGCA said a snake was found in the cargo hold of the plane on arrival at the Dubai airport and the airport fire services were also informed. It is a ground handling lapse. The incident shall be probed and suitable enforcement action shall be taken, the official said.
(Manas Dasgupta)
