Stamping of hand baggage to continue at Delhi, Mumbai and 5 other airports for those flying abroad

The hand baggage of passengers flying out of the country will continue to be stamped at all the seven airports where this practice will end tomorrow for domestic travellers

The hand baggage of passengers flying out of the country will continue to be stamped at all the seven airports where this practice will end on April 1 for domestic travellers, officials said on Friday.

A paramilitary soldier verifies a passenger as another stands guard at the international airport in New Delhi. (REUTERS File)

Stamping of passengers’ hand baggage at seven major airports, including Delhi and Mumbai, will be done away with from Saturday. The other airports are: Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Cochin and Ahmedabad.

However, this would not be applicable to the passengers flying out of the country. Official sources said it was being done as the aviation and security regulators of foreign countries needed to be informed about it in advance and convinced.

All the seven airports have international passenger traffic.

In the meantime, arrangements have been made for smooth scanning of such luggage and CISF personnel, who provide security at these airport, have been briefed.

CISF director general OP Singh had said on Thursday the procedure of stamping and putting tags on hand baggage of passengers will be dispensed with from April 1 at these seven airports.

The move, the CISF chief said, will enhance “passenger experience and provide hassle-free security environment to them”.