iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
It allows American spy agencies to surveil foreigners abroad using data drawn from US digital infrastructure such as internet service providers
KT APPDOWNLOAD
India: Reach Delhi airport at least 3.5 hrs before time, IndiGo advises flyers amid crowd chaos
Airlines usually ask people to reach two hours before departure time
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia paid a surprise visit to Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Monday and inspected all the suspected congested areas and interacted with the airport staff. — PTI
Due to increasing congestion at the Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, low-budget carrier IndiGo on Tuesday advised passengers to reach the airport at least 3.5 hours prior to domestic departures and carry only one piece of hand baggage weighing 7kg for a smooth security check.
The airline said the Delhi airport is experiencing high footfalls, and check-in and boarding time is expected to be longer than usual. It also advised passengers to use gate numbers 5 and 6 for entry at Delhi Airport, Terminal 3, as these are nearest to the IndiGo check-in counters.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation ordered various decongestion measures at the IGIA, officials said. The move came in the wake of numerous complaints, including on social media that stressed on the massive congestion and even sought surprise check by the union minister at the airport in the national capital.
Traffic marshals were posted at the departure forecourt to avoid vehicular congestion, officials said. The officials said there were 16 entry gates at T3 (14 for passengers and two for crew). Two additional gates have been opened up and now there are total 18 gates (16 for passengers + 2 for crew).
Officials said an analysis of the manpower requirements at immigration counters will be undertaken immediately, and if need be, additional manpower will be deployed.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday paid a surprise visit to the airport and inspected all the suspected congested areas and interacted with the airport staff.
Scindia in an exclusive interview with ANI said that steps were being taken to ensure ease of travel for air passengers.
“Today we’ve increased the number of entry gates from 14 to 16. There was a meeting with officials inside the airport where we’ve decided that a signboard should be placed at every entry gate displaying the waiting time before entry,” Jyotiraditya Scindia told ANI.
ALSO READ:
More news from World
The incident happened shortly after jury selection for the hush-money trial was completed
The neighbourhood around the consulate was closed after the 60-year-old entered the premises, claiming to be armed with an explosive vest
The first of seven phases, Friday's vote covered 166 million voters in 102 constituencies across 21 states and territories
The winning image portrays Inas Abu Maamar sobbing while holding Saly's sheet-clad body in the hospital morgue
The attached properties include a residential flat in Juhu registered in the name of actor Shilpa Shetty
The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after erupting four times on Wednesday
The majority of the casualties were in the provinces of Farah, Herat, Zabul, and Kandahar
