India trials full-body scanners at Bengaluru and Cochin airports
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation is planning to install full-body scanners at eight Indian airports, with machines already delivered to three sites and trial operations underway at Bengaluru and Cochin airports.1,2
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is gathering data on alarm generation and refining detection algorithms to address privacy concerns and improve deployment across the sector, while a preliminary report from flydubai is prompting further security tightening.1,2