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> "Alan S" wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 17 May 2008 13:43:53 +0530, "grusl"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>In all fairness, Alan, the Central Industrial Security Force, which runs
>>>airport security in India, is one of the most decent and hardworking of
>>>the
>>>disciplined forces in the country.
>>>
>>>CISF officers just enforce what rules they're told to enforce. Their
>>>working
>>>language is English and they can be very helpful people at unfamiliar
>>>airports, much more so than gate agents.
>>>
>>>I doubt there was a bribe involved. I've had "discussions" about a second
>>>laptop bag myself and eventually been let through. (Eventually I bought a
>>>padded cover and just pop the laptop into my carryon bag).
>>>
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>> George, I'll eventually be writing a separate blog entry on
>> Indira Ghandi Airport. It was a fascinating and frustrating
>> experience, both arriving and departing.
>>
>
>
> I do hope you'll spell it Gandhi.
>
>
>> Here is just a brief description of my departure experience.
>>
>> Arrived at 3:30 am for the 6:20 Royal Jordanian to Amman. At
>> that time I expected things to be quiet. Wrong. A large
>> crowd was milling about on the sidewalk outside the doors.
>> They were outside because I found that I needed my passport
>> and boarding pass just to enter the building. The sergeant
>> on the door had apparently not heard of e-tickets. So I
>> rummaged through my luggage until I found the email with my
>> Qantas itinerary on it. He begrudgingly let me in.
>>
>
> If it was 2004 I would agree. But every CISF officer has seen e-tickets
> now. They're commonly used domestically.
>
>> As I entered the door a guy appeared from nowhere and
>> grabbed the larger of my two bags, literally out of my
>> hands, and immediately threw it on a security x-ray scan
>> machine where it disappeared into the bowels of the scanner.
>> As it appeared at the other end a security man sealed a
>> plastic strip around it to indicate that it had been scanned
>> for checked baggage. I wasn't impressed because I had
>> intended taking both as carry-on; that had been OK on the
>> previous five flights. The security guy would not give the
>> bag to me but only to my helper who had put it in the
>> machine. He wouldn't give it back until some rupees appeared
>> in my hand.
>>
>
> I'd say it was a porter who wanted to be paid for "carrying" your bags. It
> does happen ... you have to hold on to everything. Delhi's much worse than
> the south.
>
>> I eventually found the Royal Jordanian desk, but only after
>> another unsolicited helper showed me where it was; for a
>> tip. There was a remarkable absence of signs, and the only
>> working TV displays in that area did not show Airline
>> counter locations. Maybe they do on other days...
>>
>
> Uh, not necessarily. Mostly it's TV with brief moments of departure
> boards. You can see the mouse moving each digit by hand.
>
> [snip bag tag story]
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> The only purpose of the tag is to provide a blank space for a stamp. It
> provides no other purpose, so it doesn't matter what tag is used.
>
> Cheers,
> George W Russell
> Bangalore
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