Delhi airport chaos News

Delhi airport officials said that nearly half of the counters were "unmanned," leading to long queues, and there was no delay at the entry to the airport premises.

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials seized foreign currency notes worth Rs 50 lakh at Delhi's international airport on Sunday.

Domestic and international passengers have been complaining about congestion at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi that led to long queues and waiting hours.

Amid chaos at Delhi Airport, Gen V K Singh pointed out that airports and railway stations need security and the private security sector needs to train and equip its personnel to meet their requirements.

The congestion at Delhi Airport has been a problem, and the Aviation Ministry has been taking multiple measures to reduce the chaos that has engulfed IGIA in recent times, report PTI.

In recent weeks, air passengers have been complaining about long waiting hours at airports, especially at Terminal 3 (T3) of Delhi airport, and authorities have been taking steps to reduce the congestion.

Delhi Airport congestion update: CISF has brought on board more than 100 personnel "over and above" its sanctioned strength of around 4,500 personnel at the Delhi and Mumbai airports each. 

Delhi International Airport's choked check-in gates remained a point of concern for governance and flyers, while internet users made funny memes on the situation.

The parliamentary committee has called the CEO of the airport regarding the issue of huge crowd at Delhi airport. Complaints were coming to the fore at Delhi airport for the last few days.

The airport administration blamed “increased level of dangerous goods, particularly power banks and lighters, in customer checked-in luggage” for the chaos.