PTR faces minor hassle at airport

PTR faces minor hassle at airport

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:91.10.2021

Tamil Nadu finance minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan faced a minor hassle at the domestic terminal of the city airport after a CISF personnel asked him about the two laptops in his cabin bag at the security check on Thursday. The minister was to board an early morning flight from Chennai to Tuticorin.

The CISF personnel who was manning the baggage scanners raised a question about the two laptops in the bag that was placed for screening. The security personnel usually insist that all gadgets are taken out and kept in separate trays for scanning.

However, his questions gave the impression that he was insisting that two gadgets should not be in the bag. This led to a flutter and senior officers intervened to resolve the issue.

An official of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that this was a case of miscommunication as the CISF personnel wanted the minister to place the laptops and a tablet on separate trays.

“There is no rule saying that more than one laptop cannot be carried in flight. The security personnel raised a question because the gadgets were not taken out. Officials who were nearby intervened and solved the issue. The minister boarded the flight on time," he added.