Delhi delays: Security checks at airports
PLUS ça change, plus c’est la même chose is a French phrase that should have variants in every Indian language: The more things change, the more they remain the same.
By Reshmi R Dasgupta, ET Bureau |
PLUS ��a change, plus c���est la m��me chose is a French phrase that should have variants in every Indian language: The more things change, the more they remain the same.
I arrived on the dot ��� two hours before, that is ��� to catch an Indigo flight to Kolkata from Delhi airport. The staff were pleasant and we got the seats we wanted, but were surprised to see ���security check��� announced already. I soon realised why. There were at least 200 men in one line and 20 women in the other. Even if the security staff took 30 seconds per person that meant, 1 hour 40 minutes to clear the men���s line. We sailed through the ladies line, boarded 50 minutes before takeoff, settled down, buckled up -- and then cooled our heels for 1 hour. Why? Because 25 passengers were still stuck in that bottleneck. Clearly even if DIAL wants to expand services, the government prefers status quo at security check. As I said, plus ��a change...
I arrived on the dot ��� two hours before, that is ��� to catch an Indigo flight to Kolkata from Delhi airport. The staff were pleasant and we got the seats we wanted, but were surprised to see ���security check��� announced already. I soon realised why. There were at least 200 men in one line and 20 women in the other. Even if the security staff took 30 seconds per person that meant, 1 hour 40 minutes to clear the men���s line. We sailed through the ladies line, boarded 50 minutes before takeoff, settled down, buckled up -- and then cooled our heels for 1 hour. Why? Because 25 passengers were still stuck in that bottleneck. Clearly even if DIAL wants to expand services, the government prefers status quo at security check. As I said, plus ��a change...
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