Amid Chaos, Union Minister Says Steps Taken To Decongest Delhi Airport
NDTV
Delhi Airport Chaos: In recent weeks, passengers faced long waiting hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here due to congestion but the situation has eased now.
The civil aviation ministry on Monday said various steps, including the opening of two additional entry gates for passengers and deployment of additional CISF manpower, have been taken to ease congestion at Delhi airport.
In recent weeks, passengers faced long waiting hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here due to congestion but the situation has eased now.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh listed out the steps taken for decongestion of the airport, including monitoring through CCTV and command centre as well as using a 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," he said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
