Delhi Airport Chaos: ‘Airline Staff Told Me Average Wait Time Was 256 Minutes’, Says Edelweiss’ Radhika Gupta Over Viral Video of Long Queues at Security Check Counters of IGI Airport
Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fun, who experienced the rush of passengers at the airport, said that airline staff told her that the average wait time at security was 256 minutes. She also said she was fortunate enough to make the flight because of Vistara Airlines.
A video going viral on social media shows the chaos at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on August 13 as hundreds of passengers wait in long queues for security checks. A user who shared the video on X (formerly Twitter) said that this was the situation at the security check counter at Delhi IGI Airport T3 terminal. "People on the verge of missing their flights," the tweet read. The viral clip showed hundreds of passengers standing at the security check of the T3 terminal at Delhi's IGI airport. Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fun, who experienced the rush of passengers at the airport, said that airline staff told her that the average wait time at security was 256 minutes. She also said she was fortunate enough to make the flight because of Vistara Airlines. Delhi: CISF Seizes Medicines Worth Rs 33.5 Lakh at IGI Airport, 1 Held.
Average Wait Time was 256 Minutes
I saw this myself. A harrowed (don’t blame him) airline staff told me the average wait time at security was 256 minutes.
256 minutes.
Was fortunate to make the flight because of the kindness of @airvistara staff but do hope it is addressed. https://t.co/mzXoY9mbv6
— Radhika Gupta (@iRadhikaGupta) August 13, 2024
Rush of Passengers at IGI Airport
This is the situation at the security check counter at Delhi IGI airport T3 terminal right now. People on the verge of missing their flights. @DelhiAirport #gmrairport, #igiairport, @MoCA_GoI pic.twitter.com/91H1QqWf8p
— Krishna Kant (@KantKrishna30) August 13, 2024
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