airport security

Aviation Explained: Why Laptops Are Removed From Luggage At Airport Security Check?

Airport authorities often ask passengers to take out their electronic devices like laptops, mobile phones, and tablets out of the luggage; read on to find out the reason.

Aug 07, 2023, 12:44 PM IST

Dry Coconut To Thermometer: Prohibited Items You Can't Take In Flight's Check In Baggage

In airport operations, time plays a very crucial role and every minute lost in the process can cause a passenger to miss his / her flight, said Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Jul 07, 2023, 15:09 PM IST

How Passenger Baggage Is Scanned At Mumbai International Airport? Explained

Aviation Explained: We answer What happens to their baggage when they check in at the airport or what are the prohibited items one should not carry in their check in bags?

Jul 03, 2023, 14:22 PM IST

Actor Siddharth blames Madurai Airport security for 'Talking in Hindi', harassing parents

Actor Siddharth Suryanarayan, on his Instagram story, shared that his parents were harassed by the airport security staff in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Dec 27, 2022, 19:41 PM IST

SOON, no need to take out mobile, laptops for scanning at airports in India

A proposal has been sent to install scanners based on computer tomography technology at airports will provide a three-dimensional view of the objects in hand baggage.

Dec 22, 2022, 12:39 PM IST

WATCH: Indian Man stopped at Airport from taking Gulab Jamuns on plane, here's what happens NEXT

A witty Indian man is taking over the internet with his warm gesture of sharing Gulab Jamun with the airport security staff after he was not allowed to take them on the plane, watch viral video.

Oct 04, 2022, 17:21 PM IST

Meet Mahindra Marksman, MOST preferred bulletproof SUV for CISF, Delhi Police, Force One and more: IN PICS

The Mahindra Marksman is a light armoured personnel carrier that provides B6 level ballistic protection for up to 6 (4+2) personnel and is a preferred choice of bulletproof vehicle for Force One of Mumbai Police, Delhi Police, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Kolkata Police and CISF, who has deployed the vehicle at various airports across India.

 

Aug 23, 2022, 16:34 PM IST

Stopped from taking alcohol inside airport, two women give free vodka shots to passengers, see viral video

Two Miami-bound women offered free vodka shots to passengers standing in a queue at the airport after they were stopped from taking them inside at the time of check-in.

Nov 17, 2021, 13:28 PM IST

BCAS instructs airports to strengthen security ahead of Lok Sabha polls

With less than a month to go for Lok Sabha elections 2019, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Friday issued fresh instructions to strengthen security measures across all airports to curb the movement of unauthorized arms, contraband goods, cash or bullion.

Mar 15, 2019, 22:14 PM IST

Arrive at least 20 mins ahead of departure: Just like airports, Railways to seal stations

The security plan - with high-end technology - has already been put in motion at Allahabad, in anticipation of the Kumbh Mela and at Hoobly railway station in Karnataka.

Jan 06, 2019, 15:24 PM IST

CISF concerned over people entering airports using fake E-tickets, bats for biometric entry

The CISF has said that 140 such incidents had been recorded in 2018 while 111 cases were registered in 2017.

Dec 31, 2018, 16:00 PM IST

CISF personnel to stop being ‘over friendly’ with travellers at airports

The next time you are at an airport in the country, you might notice a change in the way the CISF personnel welcome you.

Oct 09, 2018, 18:09 PM IST

CISF personnel at 59 airports to soon have miniature body cameras

By the end of March, CISF personnel at 59 airports across the country are expected to have miniature cameras fitted on their uniforms, quietly keeping a tab on all that happens around them.

Jan 23, 2018, 15:43 PM IST

Security breach by IndiGo, passenger made to board wrong flight

The security lead, second lead and skipper have been derostered till IndiGo completes an internal inquiry into the matter.

Jan 15, 2018, 10:20 AM IST

Happy to know, says PM Narendra Modi on survey lauding CISF for airport duty

Prime Minister expressed happiness over a survey which said an overwhelming 81.72 percent of the flyers at India's several airports graded the performance of CISF personnel as "excellent".

Nov 16, 2017, 23:04 PM IST

Fury in Vietnam over United passenger dragged from plane

Outrage spread to Vietnam on Wednesday over United Airlines` handling of a passenger dragged from his seat after it emerged that the 69-year-old U.S. doctor was Vietnamese by birth.

Apr 12, 2017, 12:59 PM IST

Terror outfits' new laptop bombs may evade airport security

The IS and al Qaeda terror groups, developing a bomb small enough to fit in a laptop that could get past airport scanners, may have prompted the US and the UK to ban air travellers from eight Muslim-majority nations from carrying large electronic devices onboard, media reports have said.

Apr 01, 2017, 18:13 PM IST

Delhi airport security rated better than London, Dubai: CISF

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The security at Delhi airport was rated better than in prominent airports around the world, including in London and Dubai, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Directo

Mar 08, 2017, 00:57 AM IST

Stamping of hand baggage at seven airports to continue

The government on Thursday withdrew its decision to stop the practice of stamping hand baggage tags at major airports after security agencies raised concerns.

Mar 03, 2017, 12:51 PM IST