Question : Chennai Airport Incident

(a) whether the automatic glass door reportedly crashed at domestic terminal departure area, near the entrance in Chennai airport recently;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any passenger has been injured in this incident, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has ascertained the reasons for the same and if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take necessary action against those responsible for the said incident and if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. Recently, one portion of glass of the electrically operated automatic sliding door at Chennai Airport Domestic Terminal was damaged and broken.

(c): No, Madam.

(d): The cause of the damage was investigated by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and they have reported that the reason for damage may be due to some external hit by trolley sometime back.

(e): Necessary action has been taken to avoid such incident in future by checking all the doors daily for its proper fixing and smooth functioning.

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