Bengaluru airport to use CTX machines to scan cabin baggage without removing electronic items

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: In a first-of-its-kind, the management of Bengaluru airport has installed CTX (Computer Tomography X-ray) machines at terminal 2, which will help scan the cabin baggage of passengers without making them remove electronic items from the bag.

This is said to be the first advanced installation in the country and will get operational in the next few weeks.

According to sources, the trial run of these CTX machines is currently in place and in the first phase, these will be only deployed at domestic gates.

A senior airport official said that these CTX machines will be fully integrated with Automatic Tray Retrieval System (ATRS) and passengers do not have to place their electronic gadgets into a separate tray during the security check.

The security officials can view all the contents through CTX machines. The advanced security check system can also reduce the waiting time at the airport and enhance the experience for passengers, the official added.