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India Today
08-05-2025
- India Today
No ban on airports entry: Government junks fake news after Pak's offensive
The government on Thursday clarified that no order had been issued banning entry to airports across India, dismissing reports that claimed airports nationwide had been shut. However, security has been heightened at all airports amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan."Social media posts are claiming that entry to airports across India is banned. This claim is FAKE. Government has taken no such decision (sic)," the fact-checking unit of the government at least 24 airports located near India's border with Pakistan have been temporarily closed due to the escalating security situation, according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the government. Airports temporarily closed include Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Halwara, Pathankot, Shimla, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Kishengarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Mundra, Jamnagar, Hirasar, Porbandar, Keshod, Kandla, and airlines, including Air India, Akasa Air and Indigo, issued statements to passengers requesting them to arrive three hours early, after the government stepped up security at all airports."In view of an order by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security on enhanced measures at airports, passengers across India are advised to arrive at their respective airports at least three hours prior to scheduled departure to ensure smooth check-in and boarding. Check-in closes 75 mins before departure", Air India to sources in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, every passenger at all airports will now be subjected to a Secondary Ladder Point Check (SLPC) before Watch
Mint
08-05-2025
- Mint
India-Pakistan tensions: BCAS asks airlines to implement Secondary Ladder Point Check at airports
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after the latter launched eight missiles at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Thursday instructed all airlines and airports across the country to enhance security measures, reported ANI citing Ministry of Civil Aviation sources. According to the ANI report, the BCAS directed the airports to implement Secondary Ladder Point Check (SLPC), ban visitors' entry to terminal buildings and deploy Air Marshals at appropriate areas. Soon after the BCAS direction arrived, Air India also issued a travel advisory for passengers, asking them to arrive at their respective airports at least three hours prior to scheduled departure to ensure smooth check-in and boarding. It added that the check-in closes 75 minutes before departure. The Secondary Ladder Point Check is a secondary-level security procedure, which is maintained by airlines. Under this, staff frisk passengers and their hand luggage just before boarding the aircraft following the initial security check by the CISF. This process is undertaken by the airlines, which increase security before passengers board buses to reach the aircraft or at the aerobridge in situations with high security alerts. The main purpose of SLPC is to provide an extra layer of screening beyond the primary CISF security check. The airline staff use hand-held metal detectors to check passengers and their carry-on bags, just like CISF personnel do at airports. Whenever there are high security alerts, especially during Republic Day, Independence Day, and tensions at international borders, the airline staff implements the SLPC. This is done only after BCAS mandates airlines to implement the SLPC. In Jammu, eyewitnesses reported loud explosions and sirens, while a blackout was enforced in Kishtwar. Sirens were also heard throughout Kishtwar. Meanwhile, a blackout has also been enforced in Akhnoor of Jammu Division.
Mint
08-05-2025
- Mint
India-Pakistan tensions: Airlines told to conduct Secondary Ladder Point Check at airports
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after the latter launched eight missiles at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Thursday instructed all airlines and airports across the country to enhance security measures, reported ANI citing Ministry of Civil Aviation sources. According to the ANI report, the BCAS directed the airports to implement Secondary Ladder Point Check (SLPC), ban visitors' entry to terminal buildings and deploy Air Marshals at appropriate areas. Soon after the BCAS direction arrived, Air India also issued a travel advisory for passengers, asking them to arrive at their respective airports at least three hours prior to scheduled departure to ensure smooth check-in and boarding. It added that the check-in closes 75 minutes before departure. The Secondary Ladder Point Check is a secondary-level security procedure, which is maintained by airlines. Under this, staff frisk passengers and their hand luggage just before boarding the aircraft following the initial security check by the CISF. This process is undertaken by the airlines, which increase security before passengers board buses to reach the aircraft or at the aerobridge in situations with high security alerts. The main purpose of SLPC is to provide an extra layer of screening beyond the primary CISF security check. The airline staff use hand-held metal detectors to check passengers and their carry-on bags, just like CISF personnel do at airports. Whenever there are high security alerts, especially during Republic Day, Independence Day, and tensions at international borders, the airline staff implements the SLPC. This is done only after BCAS mandates airlines to implement the SLPC.
