Airport employees to use Aadhaar-based ID cards

New Delhi: In order to beef up security at airports, all employees working at these facilities across the country will have to furnish their Aadhaar number to obtain the mandatory Airport Entry Passes (AEPs) used for entry and exit.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the mandated force for civil airports, will implement the measure from January 1 after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued an order in this regard on its request.

“From January 1, all AEPs will be made using the Aadhaar number of the individual working or employed at the airport.