Security up at Delhi, Punjab airports amid 'threat call' from SFJ chief; visitors' entry restricted
Security up at Delhi-Punjab airports: Taking a swift step and keeping in view the safety and security of nationals, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), regulatory authority for civil aviation in India ordered Delhi and Punjab air operators to impose restrictions on issuance of entry pass to visitors at airport two days after the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to blow up Air India flight on November 19.
In the statement issued by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, it wrote, “Issue of TAEP’s (temporary airport entry pass) entry of visitors to the terminal building of the IGI (Indira Gandhi International) airport (in Delhi) and sale of visitors entry tickets will be banned.”
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BCAS also ordered extra security checks for Air India flights in Punjab and Delhi airports.
"A 100 per cent SLPC (Secondary Ladder Point Check) for all Air India flights at IGI Airport and airports in Punjab, issue of Temporary Airport Entry Pass (TAEP), entry of visitors to the terminal building of the IGI (Indira Gandhi International) airport (in Delhi) and sale of visitors' entry tickets will be banned," the circular read.
The order has been issued and implemented on November 30 and Delhi, Punjab airports to follow the security measures till November 30.
Meanwhile, more security personnel have been deployed in order to keep check on airstrips, airfields, air force stations, helipads, flying schools, aviation training institutes.
Secondary Ladder Point Checking (SLPC) is a secondary-level security procedure mandated by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under which the airline staff have to frisk passengers and their hand luggage after the security clearance from the CISF, just before boarding the aircraft.
Recently, the designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), released a new video asking Sikhs not to fly in Air India aircraft after November 19, as their lives can be under threat.
He claimed that Air India would not be allowed to operate on November 19.
According to Pannun, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will remain closed on November 19 and its name will be changed. He emphasised that the final match of the ongoing Cricket World Cup will take place on the same day.
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Pannun, the leader of the SFJ, has issued threats earlier also.
- With inputs from agencies
