The economist Sanjeev Sanyal recently raised concerns about current practice in Indian airports – several passenger controls – which, according to him, leads to unnecessary bottlenecks. In an article on X (formerly Twitter), Sanyal questioned the justification of this repetitive process, noting that it is largely absent in other countries.
“A question to anyone understands the safety of the airport,” wrote Sanyal. “A common phenomenon in Indian airports is that you are asked to board the boarding gate, then again 30 seconds later at the door of the plane. To the latter, a number is manually struck by a graph. What is exactly the interest of this, especially with the embarkation Aero Bridge? He also asked if it could be a candidate for processes reform.
Sanjay Lazar, who survived the terrorist attack on the Air India 182 flight, explained the goal behind the second check. Responding to the Post of Sanyal, he wrote: “If you carefully notice your boarding school, there is what is called a boarding number. It is the universal identifier of airlines, more than your name or seat number. This is the sequence in which you have saved the system. When you go through the final door, they check the 4 – names, flight number, boarding number and sector. »»
Lazar also detailed the way in which the security personnel remove the boarding number from the Aero bridge to ensure the reconciliation of the passengers. He also pointed out that an increased perception of threats in India compared to most other countries could explain some of the additional security protocols.
Several users agreed with Sanyal criticisms, sharing their frustrations with airport safety procedures.
“I don’t understand why people are invited to remove laptops from their bags. It is the biggest bottleneck, ”said a user.
Another has questioned repeated security checks in connection with flights, writing: “In a hop flight, we literally pass through a” bubble “without leaving security. Why do we need another security check in the next airport? »»
Siddharth Desai, joint managing director of Kishor Pumps, criticized Indian airport security procedures as obsolete and ineffective. “Indian airports also have terrible devices and safety procedures. Even without upgrading infrastructure, CISF procedures can be rationalized, “he wrote.
The investor and the co-founder of Promytheus, Abhigyan Jha, described the security control process a “Tamasha”, moving the way passengers are forced to make their whole bags for screening practically.
