A number of measures have been taken to decongest the major airports in the country, especially Delhi. Additional Traffic Marshals have been posted at the departure forecourt to avoid vehicular congestion. A board displaying least waiting time along with the entry gate number has been put up at vantage points to guide passengers in advance. Display boards have been installed at entry gates providing real time data regarding waiting time. The information on the same is also being shared via social media.
Dedicated staff has been deployed at the entry gate to help passengers while awareness posters put up at the entry gate for passengers to be ready with air ticket/boarding pass and identity proof document. Additional entry gates have also been opened for passenger entry.
Use of Count Meter for crowd management has been encouraged and airport operators have been advised to re-balance peak hour traffic between terminals by shifting slots to optimise flights during peak hours. While airlines have been advised to deploy sufficient manpower at all check-in/baggage drop counters.
At the Delhi Airport, a new security zone – Zone 0 – has been created inside Terminal 3, according to Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd) in a reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 7 December.
