Fliers, look for lean days to fly from T3

SAVE TIME If you are planning to go abroad, pick a Monday and if you flying domestic, go for Wednesday, says DIAL data

NEW DELHI: If you want to avoid queues at security checkpoints at Terminal 3 (T3) of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, plan your journey on Wednesdays (for domestic travellers) and Mondays (for international fliers).

According to an analysis by the Delhi airport, the average waiting time for domestic passengers flying out of T3 is 2.5 minutes and 75% of the passengers are cleared within five minutes. With just 4.1 minutes maximum waiting time, Wednesday sees less crowd at this terminal of the airport. However, for international passengers, it takes at least five minutes to clear the security check and about 56% are cleared within five minutes. For international passengers, the average waiting time is least on Monday with just 3.7 minutes and is highest on Thursday with 6.6 minutes.

At T3, the maximum average waiting time for domestic passengers is on Monday with at least four minutes but on Wednesday, it is just 0.9 minute.

The analysis done through passenger tracking system (PTS) has also revealed that the average waiting time at Terminal 1 (T1) is just 0.8 minute with 100% passengers getting cleared within five minutes. The maximum waiting time is least on Friday at T1 with passengers having to wait for 2.3 minutes if they are at the end of the queue.

According to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) which is responsible for security at the IGI airport, through the study they will change the deployment of forces to reduce the waiting time further.

“The waiting time at Delhi airport, which is country’s busiest, is still less than many airports in the US where it takes about 25 minutes to clear the security check. Through the XOVIS system, we have managed to identify the trend and increase our deployment accordingly,” MA Ganapathy, additional director general, CISF, said.