New Delhi, 5 January : Airports across India are on high alert and anti-hijack measures are in place after intelligence agencies warned of a possible hijack attempt on an Air India flight to Kabul in Afghanistan.
“Security around all the airports has been strengthened and we have taken all the measures that are required in the wake of the alert from intelligence agencies,” official sources said, Press Trust of India reported.
There is additional checking of passengers and their baggage at some of the major airports, including the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi. The airport staff has been asked to check cabin baggage once boarding is competed and even airport staff is being thoroughly checked by the airport security personnel, the sources said.
Flights to Afghanistan are being monitored carefully, said security officials.
