A traveller flying in from abroad is subject to security check on arrival at airport, but someone travelling within the country is spared this trouble.
Strangely, at Jaipur airport domestic flyers passengers are checked on arrival as well. Those subject to this discrimination are the ones boarding at smaller cities like Kota, Jaisalmer and Bikaner.
Despite going through security checks before boarding the plane in these cities, they have to go through the whole process once again on arrival at the Jaipur airport.
Everyday around 80 passengers who alight from SpiceJet’s flight from Jaisalmer are taken into security cordon by CISF personnel. After collecting luggage, these passengers are taken to x-ray machine in the check-in area where their luggage is scanned. They can leave only after getting clearance.
The process is baffling for the passengers because they had already got security clearance at the airport in Jaisalmer. However, they are not alone. Similar process is adopted for passengers coming from Kota and Bikaner also face trouble and harassment of twin security checks.
At present, Spice Jet has a daily flight from Jaisalmer while Supreme Airlines is operating a daily flight each from Kota and Bikaner.
However, airport authorities said that under the rules of bureau of civil aviation passengers boarding at airports where security is not handled by CISF must go through security checks on arrival. The system is being adopted in wake of demonetisation and increasing terrorist threats. Till, CISF takes over security at these airports, the passengers will have to face the agony of double security checks.
Factfile
- Passengers from three cities facing the trouble
- Kota, Jaisalmer and Bikaner passengers’ check on arrival
- These airports don’t have CISF security cover
- Local police and RAC handle security on these airports
- CISF doesn’t consider their security check valid
- CISF checks again as per BCAS rules
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