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(The data is from Jan 28 to February 4) Source: DIAL’S internal report

ACCORDING TO AN ANALYSIS, THE AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR DOMESTIC PASSENGERS FLYING OUT OF T3 IS 2.5 MINUTES AND 75% OF THE PASSENGERS ARE CLEARED WITHIN 5 MINS

ing system has been installed at T1 and at both domestic and international departures of T3. Through the artificial intelligence, the cameras installed at the security checkpoint calculate how much time a passenger spends after entering the security hold area. It also calculates the number of passenger standing in queues and also gives live updates for better management.

“The cameras, in addition to 3D sensors, and software cover up to 1,100 square feet and can be mounted from 2.2 to 30 metre

height. It identifies crowded areas and bottlenecks at various points so that the airport operator can take immediate action,” a Delhi airport official said.

Terminal 1 used to be heavily crowded before one third operation of Indigo and Spicejet and complete operation of Go Air was shifted to Terminal 2. This makes T1 the least busy terminal with maximum waiting time at any given day or any given time not exceeding beyond 4.7 minutes.

“One reason why the security checkpoint looks congested is at the time of developing the airport, providing space for security was not considered. The security should be part of the infrastructure development ,” Arvind Ranjan, former director general of CISF, said.

The Delhi airport, which handled about 70 million passengers in 2018, is the fastest growing airport in the world.