Overview
- Akasa Air instructed passengers to reach airports at least three hours before departure and to prepare for secondary screening.
- The airline limited cabin baggage to one piece up to 7 kg in addition to checked luggage and urged web check-in to reduce terminal delays.
- Airport authorities in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru increased surveillance and deployed extra personnel under a nationwide security alert.
- Officials advised travelers to carry valid government-issued photo identification and to cooperate with stepped-up checks at entry and boarding gates.
- The Monday evening car blast near the Red Fort metro station killed at least eight people and injured dozens, and police registered a case under UAPA sections 16 and 18.