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Man boards plane with old boarding pass

PTI | By, New Delhi
Mar 03, 2011 12:10 AM IST

In a security breach, a passenger with a month-old boarding pass was allowed to board an aircraft at IGI Airport.

In a security breach, a passenger with a month-old boarding pass was allowed to board an aircraft at IGI Airport.

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The incident took place on February 10, when he went past the security check at Terminal-3, manned by CISF personnel, and was allowed to board a Kolkata-bound Kingfisher flight.

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It was only when he was inside the aircraft that it was found that another traveller was occupying his seat. On closer inspection, it was found he was carrying a month-old computerised check-in boarding pass.

A Kingfisher spokesperson said the airline was carrying out a detailed investigation into the matter. Meanwhile, the CISF which is responsible for airport security, said they were probing the matter.

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