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Frisking may soon be reserved only for suspicious fliers: reports

Name: Frisking may soon be reserved only for suspicious fliers: reports
Uploaded: 2023-06-20T20:00:35.000+05:30
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Channel: Editorji News Desk
Description: The report said that the ministry plans to deploy two to four full-body scanners at airports across the country in a phased manner.

The report said that the ministry plans to deploy two to four full-body scanners at airports across the country in a phased manner.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Frisking may soon be reserved only for suspicious fliers: reports

Physical frisking at airports may soon be done only for fliers who are found to be suspicious even after passing metal detectors and full body scanners, according to a report by News 18 quoting Civil Aviation Ministry sources.

The report said that the ministry plans to deploy two to four full-body scanners at airports across the country in a phased manner, after which frisking of passengers, airport staff and airline crew will be done only in rare cases.

The report added that a suspicious person will be frisked intensively on the spot.

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