Overview
- Deputy commissioner Vichitra Veer convened a review with chief security officers from more than 40 domestic and international carriers at IGIA this week.
- Airlines were instructed to alert the facilitation desk or place a PCR call whenever incidents occur, after some security teams said they were unsure where to report.
- Carriers were pressed to implement internal vigilance to spot suspicious staff and ground-handling personnel in line with BCAS guidance, with local police promising assistance.
- Airline security officers committed to closer coordination with law enforcement to enforce security norms and plug operational gaps at the airport.
- The push follows concern over baggage thefts, with 2025 cases including a loader caught with 75 smartphones and a July arrest at Terminal‑3, and comes days after a 13‑year‑old Afghan boy arrived as a stowaway.