Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen V.K. Singh (retd) lists 13 points to decongest IGI in Delhi in response to Sanjeev Arora MP’s question
The Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen (Dr) V K Singh (retd) has listed 13 points to decongest IGI in Delhi in response to Sanjeev Arora MP’s question in Rajya Sabha today.
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Dec 19, 2022 08:35
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Ludhiana, December 19, 2022: The Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen (Dr) V K Singh (retd) has listed 13 points to decongest IGI in Delhi in response to Sanjeev Arora MP’s question in Rajya Sabha today.
In a statement here today, Arora said he had asked about the steps government is planning to take for decongestion of IGI Airport especially Terminal 3; and whether there is long waiting in security and immigration and the details and the reasons thereof.
In reply, the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen (Dr) V K Singh (retd) listed the following 13 steps taken for decongestion at IGI Airport:
• Additional Traffic Marshals have been posted at the departure forecourt to avoid vehicular congestion
• Board displaying least waiting time alongwith the entry gate number has been put up at Naka point to guide passengers in advance
• Display boards installed at all departure entry gates providing real time data regarding waiting time. The information on the same is being shared via social media
• Awareness poster at the entry gate for passengers to be ready with Air ticket/ Boarding pass and Identity proof document. Dedicated staff has been deployed at the entry gate to help passengers
• Two Additional entry gates have been opened for passenger entry
• Deployment of additional manpower by CISF done
• Deployment of additional X-ray machines for baggage check
• Monitoring through CCTV & Command Centre
• Use of Count Meter for Crowd Management
• Airport operator advised to reduce flights during the peak hour at T3 or shift them to other two terminals
• Airlines advised to deploy sufficient manpower at all check-in/baggage drop counters
• Air travelers encouraged to use DigiYatra, a Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel experience based on Facial Recognition Technology
• Airlines advised to have full compliance to Barcode on tickets issued to help easy flow of passengers at entry/security gates.
