Amid renewed aviation security concerns following the Flydubai incident, India is collecting data from full-body scanner trials at Bengaluru and Cochin airports to assess the technology’s effectiveness.
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Director General Rajesh Nirwan said the findings will help determine the scanners’ wider rollout across Indian airports. The technology has already been mandated for use at eight airports.
The scanners are also being refined to improve passenger privacy. Instead of displaying an actual image of a passenger, the system generates a generic human model to indicate the location of any detected object.
BCAS is further working to improve the scanners’ algorithms so commonly worn items in India, including ornaments and mangal sutras, do not trigger unnecessary security alerts.
The trials are part of efforts to strengthen airport security while making screening more efficient and privacy-conscious for passengers.