Delhi airport chaos: Operators struggling to manage festival rush says Civil Aviation Minister

With Covid restrictions in travel ending, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that airlines and airport operators are responsible for efficient passenger management. Speaking to NDTV, Scindia said that heavy festival rush led to congestion and long waiting hours at several of the country’s airports but with implementation of new measures the issue will be resolved in the coming days

Earlier, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Wednesday said necessary actions taken to reduce congestion at the Delhi airport have resulted in "least wait time" for boarding at check points and entry gates.

Listing out the measures, the ministry in a series of tweets said more Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) manpower are underway and four X-ray machines have been added for baggage check.

In recent weeks, there have been rising passenger complaints about long waiting hours at the airport and authorities have taken various measures to deal with the situation.