Security goof-up at airport

In an incident that raises serious security concerns, five international passengers on an Air India flight from Riyadh managed to exit the international terminal without appearing for the mandatory immigration check.

Officials said the passengers, who landed here in the morning via Mumbai, went out of the terminal along with fellow passengers in the domestic sector. The officials attributed the confusion to an error committed by airline officials who had erroneously stated the total number of international passengers as nine against the actual 14.

"The flight had 64 passengers, of whom 14 were international travellers while the rest boarded the aircraft from Mumbai. But the passenger list by the airline stated that there were 55 domestic passengers," officials said. Later, the immigration wing called back the passengers and made them appear for the immigration check. The airport company has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

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