Full body scanners on trial at four metro airports; BCAS also asks Srinagar, Jammu, Ayodhya to install them

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Trial installations of full body scanners have begun at four major metro airports in India—Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kochi—as part of a three-month trial. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is also requesting similar security upgrades at Srinagar, Jammu, and Ayodhya airports to enhance passenger security and reduce physical frisking.

Scanner trials began at Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi in May 2026; to continue for three months; airports handling over 50 lakh passengers annually asked to install scanners, which minimise the need for physical frisking