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Walking on apron in Delhi airport banned

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: In view of the recent accidents inside the Delhi airport, including that in which a woman employee of Air Deccan who was found dead on Monday night, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday reviewed safety and security measures on the airside of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation announced that from Friday walking on the apron on the taxiway of the airport would be strictly prohibited.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Joint Secretary (Civil Aviation) K.N. Srivastava and representatives of the DGCA, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, the Central Industrial Security Force and the Airports Authority of India.

“There was consensus at the meeting for stricter enforcement of all rules and regulations. It has also been decided that violators would be strictly punished and they would even lose their right to enter the airport,” Mr. Srivastava said.

The Ministry had passed strict instructions regarding the security aspects of activities on the airside such as vehicular movement, storage or placement of ground-handling equipment as well as movement of personnel within the area.

“Strict instructions have been issued to check the antecedents of the employees of contractors and sub-contractors of airlines and airport operators,” Mr. Srivastava added.

A vigil would also be maintained over the movement of passengers and crew-misuse of boarding passes for unauthorised entries.

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