Delhi Airport authorities said smooth passenger movement was observed at all terminal entry gates this morning, but passengers are still complaining of long queues and delays during security check.
Chaotic scenes have been reported from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport over the last few days, even prompting a visit from Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday. Scindia, along with senior ministry officials, visited Terminal 3 of the airport amid complaints from passengers and spoke to airport officials to find a solution. Terminal 3 or T3 is the worst-affected of the Delhi Airport’s three terminals.
While the official Twitter handle of Delhi Airport posted hourly updates about the situation at T3 this morning, saying the average wait time at entry gates is between 0 to 5 minutes, passengers tweeted about long lines inside the airport.
Har Har Gange!Maha Kumbh mein ek aur dubki@DelhiAirport #T3 domestic security check area right now
Can handle 2100 pax/hour. 2750 turning up in peak hours, says @CISFHQrs
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Result: Looooooong lines
Avoid booking rush hour flights till mid Jan when flyer numbers start ebbing pic.twitter.com/67lrJdUZbE
— Saurabh Sinha (@27saurabhsinha) December 14, 2022
“Several passengers quarrelled, security was mismanaged. People did cut the queue, guards kept advising late passengers to request others to give them way,” Dixit wrote on Twitter.
If you have stuff to check in, add an extra hour. I didn’t.Took full two hrs to make it through the security check queue. Several passengers quarrelled, security was mismanaged.
People did cut the queue, guards kept advising late passengers to request others to give them way.— Neha Dixit (@nehadixit123) December 14, 2022
Another passenger tweeted about waiting almost an hour in the security line at T3, and still having to run so as not to miss her flight.
@DelhiAirport Looks like we need to be athletic to now board flights at Delhi T3. After almost 1 hour of waiting in the security line, still had to run to board my flight. Passengers running to boarding gates seems to have become a common sight. pic.twitter.com/ybD041sJyG— Harini (@HariniN199) December 14, 2022
Airlines like IndiGo and Air India have advised passengers to reach the airport 3.5 hours before scheduled departures for domestic flights keeping congestion in mind.
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