Airports in India are notorious for their slow immigration clearance services which sometimes take hours. Many frustrated travellers in the past tweeted that the immigration process at the Mumbai airport takes longer than the flight itself. Keeping all this in view, the government is launching a quick immigration clearance program called the Trusted Traveller Programme. This means that certain passengers who are viewed as trusted will get faster immigration clearance.
In order to expedite the process of immigration clearance, the government has come up with a solution. Across all the International airports in the country, the government is set to introduce what is called the “The Traveller Programme.”
As per this programme, holders of the Indian passport who are also marked as pre-verified will be able to get through the security checks much faster. It is hoped that not only will this process help in clearing up the congestion at the airport, but it will also speed up the process.
As of now, only the Indira Gandhi International Airport or the IGIA in Delhi, and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport or the CSMIA in Mumbai will have this programme implemented on a pilot basis.
