Even as Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport is handling a passenger traffic of 71.1 million persons per year, the deployment of security personnel has not kept pace. Airport officials told The Indian Express on Sunday that they are managing operations with only 5,000 CISF staffers — a number that has remained the same since 2017.
Currently, Terminal 3 is facing a surge in passengers leading to chaos and long queues at immigration and security. Airport officials attributed this to fewer counters, smaller space, more passengers as well as limited security staff.
