By IANS
New Delhi : The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed all airlines bringing ballot boxes of the presidential elections from state capitals to New Delhi Friday to stick to their flight schedules.
All the officers on duty will be returning by Executive Class and their seats have been blocked so that they are able to keep the ballot boxes in the adjacent seat in keeping with Election Commission directives.
The boxes will be treated as hand luggage – they will be sealed but screened through X-ray before being carried into the aircraft. This shall be done without damaging the seal.
The airlines have been asked to ensure that the seating provided to the officers is such that the boxes can be brought in as cabin baggage without difficulty.
The Airports Authority of India, the Delhi International Airport Ltd., Indian Airlines, DGCA and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) have nominated one officer each for coordinating with the Election Commission in order to ferry the ballot boxes to the national capital.