Reach airport 3-4 hours early if you have a flight from Delhi, Mumbai

If you have a flight to catch from Delhi or Mumbai airport in August, you should leave for the airport early as the Aviation security agency BCAS has asked all the airports to step up security in the wake of the recent developments related to Jammu and Kashmir. Due to enhanced security and stricter frisking, it may take little longer time for you to reach the terminal.

In the wake of BCAS advisory, the Delhi International Airport has already issued an alert to the domestic and international flyers to reach airport at least three to fours hours before the scheduled departure. Similarly, vehicles entering Mumbai airport would be subjected to intensive random security checks.


Currently, passengers are asked to reach the airport at least an hour before their domestic departure and two hours in advance for international flights.


The random security checks of vehicles will take place around 1 km away from the airports.

At all airports, besides the mandatory vehicle and passenger checks, there will be a compulsory secondary ladder point checking for all flights.

According to the advisory, security will be enhanced in and outside at all aviation installations and cargo terminals, and there will be strict access control to regulate entry to airport terminal buildings, landside, all operational areas and other airport facilities.

Passengers shall be subject to a 100 per cent 'full pat down' search at pre-embarkation security check point, random checks at the entry point to terminals by the bomb disposal and dog squads, tightened landside security and banning of all parked vehicles in front of the terminal buildings.

From August 10-20, authorities have also banned entry of visitors and sale of visitor tickets to the airports.