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Air India’s Mumbai control centre on Saturday received a phone callthreatening to hijack its plane
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) ordered all airlines and CISF tofollow specific enhanced measures to ensure security, according to anofficial note.
“A telephonic message received by the station duty office, AI (Air India)AOCC (Airport Operation Control Centre) Mumbai, stating informationregarding a threat to Indian Airlines flight getting hijacked to Pakistanon 23.2.2019,” stated the BCAS note dated February 23.
“In view of the above, APSU (Airport Security Unit)/ASG (Aviation SecurityGroup) and all aircraft operators shall adopt the following (eight)measures with immediate effect,” the note added.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:.linkSigns You May Have CancerSigns Youlink
Both APSU and ASG are part of the Central Industrial Security Force. IndianAirlines is a part of the Air India.
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According to note, the measures to be followed are:
– Strict access control to regulate entry to terminal building, airside, all operational area and other aviation facilities. – Intensive checking of vehicles entering car parking area to preclude possibility of car bomb attacks. – – Enhanced screening of passengers, staff and visitors including enhanced random screening at the main gate. – Enhanced screening and protection of hold baggage, cargo, cargo terminal, catering, mails, etc. – – Surveillance through CCTV cameras as well as manual surveillance in and around the terminal building and operational areas. – Quick reaction team and perimeter patrolling to be strengthened. – Manning of all cargo gates and vehicle entry gates will be strengthened with strong armed support. – – Any other security measures based on local intelligence inputs. –
The Parliament passed Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill in 2014 in order tolay down new protocol to deal with hijacking of an airplane
