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8 Tips To Keep Your Luggage More Secure During Air Travel: The Essential Guide
Travelling by air can be exciting, but arriving at your destination to find a damaged or misplaced suitcase is less so. With a few smart strategies and handy essentials, you can keep your luggage secure and be stress-free.
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Taking Out Phones, Chargers For Security Check At Airport Could End Soon
The new machines will be first installed in all major airports such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and reach other airports within a year, reports said.
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Case Against Samajwadi MLA For Using Forged Aadhaar Card For Air Travel
An FIR has been registered against absconding Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki for boarding a flight on a forged Aadhaar card and compromising airport security, a police officer said on Tuesday.
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Ministry Relaxes Covid Rules For Air Travel. See What Changes
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has relaxed COVID-19-related regulations stating that cabin crew members need not wear PPE kit, and security personnel at airports can resume pat-down search of passengers.
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No Cabin Baggage, Aarogya Setu For Flights Post-Lockdown: Ministry Plan
Filling up of a detailed questionnaire related to COVID-19, carrying no cabin baggage, using Aarogya Setu app and reaching airport at least two hours before a flight departure are among the suggested requirements for air passengers during the initial phase after resumption of commercial flights.
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Air Travel To Turn Costlier From July 1 After Aviation Security Fee Hike
Air travel will become slightly costlier as the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to increase the aviation security fee (ASF) from Rs 130 to Rs 150 for each Indian passenger from July 1 onwards, according to an official document.
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6 Men Detained At Train Station In Punjab, Weapons Found: Police
Six men have been detained in Punjab's Pathankot railway station amid reports by intelligence agencies that some terrorists are trying to carry out attacks in Delhi. The men were travelling in the Pooja Express from Jammu to Ajmer in Rajasthan, when security forces stopped the train at Pathankot late on Sunday and took them into custody for questio...
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Travelling To US By Air India? Don't Carry These Items In Your Handbag
US Department of Homeland Security issued a directive last month in view of heightened threat perception over "evolving techniques" of terrorists
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Aadhaar-Based Paperless Air Travel Soon To Be A Reality In India: Reports
Leveraging India's national Aadhaar biometric identity system, together with SITA's Smart Path technology, would be able to provide secure and efficient journey through the airports, he added. SITA is IT and communications service provider for air transport.
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Air India Aircraft To Be Used By Home Ministry To Ferry Security Forces
Air India aircraft will be hired by the home ministry to facilitate travel of personnel of central armed police forces, Intelligence Bureau and the NDRF serving in remote areas of the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir from home and place of postings, an official said.
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Mobile Phones, Aadhaar Might Soon Be Gateway For Air Travel
Under the proposed 'digi yatra' initiative, the civil aviation ministry is looking to make "boarding pass and security interactions" digital.
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Indian Airports To Transition From Pat-Downs To Full Body Scanners
Full body scanners that are used in the West for security checks at airports could soon be introduced in India as well.
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New Laptop Bombs May Evade Airport Security
The ISIS and al Qaeda terror groups,developing a bomb small enough to fit in a laptop that could get past airport scanners, may have prompted the US and the UK to ban air travellers from eight Muslim-majority nations from carrying large electronic devices onboard, media reports have said.
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Brussels Airport Reopens With Three Flights, Tighter Security
Brussels Airport reopens on Sunday with three "symbolic" flights and strict additional security checks for passengers, marking a new era for air travel in Belgium after attacks by ISIS suicide bombers.
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Russia Suspends Egypt Flights, US Boosts Security as Intelligence Points to Bomb
Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt and the United States imposed new air travel security requirements in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt, as Western officials pointed on Friday to the conclusion it was brought down by a bomb.
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8 Tips To Keep Your Luggage More Secure During Air Travel: The Essential Guide
Travelling by air can be exciting, but arriving at your destination to find a damaged or misplaced suitcase is less so. With a few smart strategies and handy essentials, you can keep your luggage secure and be stress-free.
-
Taking Out Phones, Chargers For Security Check At Airport Could End Soon
The new machines will be first installed in all major airports such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and reach other airports within a year, reports said.
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Case Against Samajwadi MLA For Using Forged Aadhaar Card For Air Travel
An FIR has been registered against absconding Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki for boarding a flight on a forged Aadhaar card and compromising airport security, a police officer said on Tuesday.
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Ministry Relaxes Covid Rules For Air Travel. See What Changes
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has relaxed COVID-19-related regulations stating that cabin crew members need not wear PPE kit, and security personnel at airports can resume pat-down search of passengers.
-
No Cabin Baggage, Aarogya Setu For Flights Post-Lockdown: Ministry Plan
Filling up of a detailed questionnaire related to COVID-19, carrying no cabin baggage, using Aarogya Setu app and reaching airport at least two hours before a flight departure are among the suggested requirements for air passengers during the initial phase after resumption of commercial flights.
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Air Travel To Turn Costlier From July 1 After Aviation Security Fee Hike
Air travel will become slightly costlier as the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to increase the aviation security fee (ASF) from Rs 130 to Rs 150 for each Indian passenger from July 1 onwards, according to an official document.
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6 Men Detained At Train Station In Punjab, Weapons Found: Police
Six men have been detained in Punjab's Pathankot railway station amid reports by intelligence agencies that some terrorists are trying to carry out attacks in Delhi. The men were travelling in the Pooja Express from Jammu to Ajmer in Rajasthan, when security forces stopped the train at Pathankot late on Sunday and took them into custody for questio...
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Travelling To US By Air India? Don't Carry These Items In Your Handbag
US Department of Homeland Security issued a directive last month in view of heightened threat perception over "evolving techniques" of terrorists
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Aadhaar-Based Paperless Air Travel Soon To Be A Reality In India: Reports
Leveraging India's national Aadhaar biometric identity system, together with SITA's Smart Path technology, would be able to provide secure and efficient journey through the airports, he added. SITA is IT and communications service provider for air transport.
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Air India Aircraft To Be Used By Home Ministry To Ferry Security Forces
Air India aircraft will be hired by the home ministry to facilitate travel of personnel of central armed police forces, Intelligence Bureau and the NDRF serving in remote areas of the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir from home and place of postings, an official said.
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Mobile Phones, Aadhaar Might Soon Be Gateway For Air Travel
Under the proposed 'digi yatra' initiative, the civil aviation ministry is looking to make "boarding pass and security interactions" digital.
-
Indian Airports To Transition From Pat-Downs To Full Body Scanners
Full body scanners that are used in the West for security checks at airports could soon be introduced in India as well.
-
New Laptop Bombs May Evade Airport Security
The ISIS and al Qaeda terror groups,developing a bomb small enough to fit in a laptop that could get past airport scanners, may have prompted the US and the UK to ban air travellers from eight Muslim-majority nations from carrying large electronic devices onboard, media reports have said.
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Brussels Airport Reopens With Three Flights, Tighter Security
Brussels Airport reopens on Sunday with three "symbolic" flights and strict additional security checks for passengers, marking a new era for air travel in Belgium after attacks by ISIS suicide bombers.
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Russia Suspends Egypt Flights, US Boosts Security as Intelligence Points to Bomb
Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt and the United States imposed new air travel security requirements in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt, as Western officials pointed on Friday to the conclusion it was brought down by a bomb.
