In a tweet, DIAL asked all passengers arriving from the UK to strictly adhere to the new rules. “Flight operations from the UK have resumed from 0:01 hrs. 8th January 2021. All arriving passengers from the UK to Delhi Airport must adhere to the following,” DIAL tweeted, listing the rules to be followed.
How India s busiest airport is preparing to handle COVID-19 vaccines, read here
Delhi s IGI airport will be a main handling point and has facilities to store 2.7 million vials of COVID vaccines at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius. (Representational Photo)
Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 07:10 PM IST
India being such a vast country, with a population of more than 135 crore and with more than 10 million coronavirus cases, the biggest headache in the coming days will be the distribution of the vaccine.
However, India s busiest airport - IGI Delhi is well prepared to handle COVID-19 vaccines. This was informed by the CEO of Delhi International Airport Ltd. Videh Kumar Jaipuriar. But he also added saying, One of the key challenges will be the availability of cold chain across India.
New Passenger Tracking System Introduced at Delhi Airport s Terminal 3 to Ensure Physical Distancing
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New Delhi: Delhi airport s Terminal 3 has installed a new passenger tracking system that would help manage the flow of people, reduce waiting time and ensure physical distancing. The Xovis passenger tracking system (PTS), a queue management system, displays live waiting time, taken at various processes like check-in, security check etc., on screens put up at various places, said a press release by Delhi airport s operator DIAL.
Since flight operations are currently less than pre-COVID levels, only Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport are handling aircraft movement. In this PTS, passengers are counted and tracked anonymously using the ceiling-mounted sensors. The PTS receives data streams from the sensors and provides the airport operator with valuable key performance indicators (KPIs) such as waiting times, process times and passenger throughput. The KPI
In this PTS, passengers are counted and tracked anonymously using the ceiling-mounted sensors.
The PTS receives data streams from the sensors and provides the airport operator with valuable key performance indicators (KPIs) such as waiting times, process times and passenger throughput.
“The KPIs are visualized on an intuitive dashboard, enabling airports to quickly identify crowded areas and bottlenecks,” the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said.
The operator has put PTS display screens at various points of Terminal 3: check-in hall, arrival pier junction, etc.
The DIAL said it has installed Xovis PTS after successful trials to “ensure better management of passenger flow and adherence to social distancing norms as a part of COVID-19 protocol”.