New Delhi: Soon, if the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has its way, passengers may be spared the indignity of having to remove their prostheses for security checks at airports across India.
The BCAS is drafting a standard operating procedure for security and airline staff to screen people with implants and prostheses and those with Autism, Down's Syndrome and similar special needs.
The SOP will also cover people and dogs that accompany differently-abled passengers.
"We have called a meeting of all stakeholders this week to formulate an SOP on ways to screen differently-abled passengers. We have invited NGO's, security personnel from CISF and airline officials. We have some rules but they will have to be fine-tuned to make them more sensitive towards the need of these passengers," a senior BCAS official said.
The move comes in the wake of reports of passengers being forced to remove their prostheses in full public view. One passenger, Suranjana Ghosh Aikara, 38, a marketing professional, had alleged that CISF personnel at Mumbai airport harassed her and forced her to remove her prosthetic leg even after she produced valid medical documents.
Read News in Full/02/08/13 VijaitaSingh/Indian Express
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