Security

Security Directorate

The continuing surcharged security environment around the globe has brought into focus the need for strengthening security of vital installations. There was thus an urgent need to further revamp the security at airports for safeguarding International Civil Aviation against Acts of unlawful interference but also to restore confidence of travelling public in the security apparatus of air travel as a whole which was shaken after 09/11 tragedy.

With this in view, a number of steps were taken by AAI as per the direction of BCAS, the Indian Aviation Security Regulator under Ministry of Civil Aviation including deployment of CISF for airport security, CCTV surveillance system at all airports, latest and state-of-the-art X-Ray Baggage inspection systems, perimeter security & surveillance systems and BDDS at sensitive airports. Bio-metric / smart cards for access control to vital installations at airports are also being considered to supplement the efforts of security personnel at all airports