New Delhi: Ever since airlines reduced free check-in baggage allowance to 15 kg and decided to impose a hefty fee for every extra kg, domestic flyers look at the weighing scales at airline counters with much trepidation to see if they are in the "safe zone" or not. But people flying out of Delhi's low-cost terminal 1D will do well to weigh their check-in bags before heading to the airport.
The aviation regulator has cast doubt at the weighing machines stationed at the check-in counters at terminal 1D. A directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) team did a complete 'surveillance' of the terminal on Sunday (May 25) and found that the machines did "not have certificate of calibration". With the regulator itself pointing a finger at the weighing machines' calibration, flyers may not be sure if they are showing the right weight.
The DGCA team, led by joint DG Lalit Gupta, has submitted the findings of its surveillance to DGCA chief Prabhat Kumar who has asked Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL) to take all corrective steps within a month.
Read news in full 27/05/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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