According to a new development, passengers traveling through Terminal 2 (T2) of the Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will soon dispense with the need to collect personal electronic devices, such as mobile phones and laptops, and their handbags during their first visit. security check.
Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL), has announced the commencement of a trial run of the X-ray Computed Tomography (CTX) machine in Q2 in the coming weeks. If reports are to be believed, the system will only be suitable for domestic passengers and is expected to be operational by December 2023.
Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Operating Officer, BIAL, said that the tests of the CTX and T2 machines will begin in the coming weeks, adding that KIA will be the first airport in India to conduct passenger tests for the machines. CTX, combined with automatic tray recovery. system. (ATRS) and the survey is complete. BIAL officials installed three scanners at T2 to improve the speed and safety of the screening process.
Explaining how the new system works, Raghunath also said that operators can change the view to check the contents of a bag, reducing the need for physical checks and inspections. This will allow passengers to leave electronic items in liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) in their bags, making the inspection process more efficient and reducing the processing time in the storage area.
In addition, this will eliminate the need to search passengers after the initial screening through the machine detection gate. Raghunath highlighted that CTX’s proof of concept (POC) is being tested in Q2, and integration and integration with the ATRS approach is ongoing. Passenger tests will soon begin with the advanced control capabilities of the CTX machine, using tomography and automatic explosive detection, aiming to improve safety results through high quality 3D images and better identification of density water. The report adds that Delhi Airport has also conducted CTX trials, but it is still conducting passenger trials for CTX machines, linked to ATRS and the investigation is complete.
Regarding this, the spokesperson of Delhi International Airport (DIAL) said that the CTX test is being conducted at IGIA Terminal 2 from February 2023 to May 2023, and the feedback from stakeholders is still – hope. As of now, IGI Airport has not completed the survey and the acquisition is in progress. Other airports, including Mumbai, have also conducted CTX trials. The Civil Aviation Safety Agency (BCAS) has made it mandatory to install 3D CTX machines for home inspection at airports that handle 50,000,000 passengers by the end of the year, but most operators should miss the deadline.
