Extension given to convert to RA till March 31st, 2023

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has accepted the request of AAICLAS, MIHAN Nagpur, SACT CSMI Airport, Mumbai, KSIEL Calicut to extend the time frame up to March 31st, 2023 for the process of converting of CUDCT to RA facilities at airports, where RA approved but not operationalized due to shortage of screeners as well as where security vetting has been conducted by the standard committee. Previously, CUDCT facilities of AAICLAS at Jammu, Pune, Imphal, Coimbatore, Madurai, Raipur, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Aurangabad, Vijayawada airports and AIASL Chennai airport where no substantive progress was observed were discontinued from Jan 1, 2023. In case of non-conversion to RA within the stipulated time all such CUDCT facilities shall be discontinued.