{"id":1287895,"date":"2024-11-29T12:22:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T06:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1287895"},"modified":"2024-11-29T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:00:14","slug":"chennai-airport-cancels-flight-after-gps-device-found-in-a-hand-luggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/chennai-airport-cancels-flight-after-gps-device-found-in-a-hand-luggage\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai Airport Cancels Flight After GPS Device Found In A Hand Luggage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Chennai Airport Security has detained a geography faculty after he was found carrying a GPS device in his hand luggage on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chennai Airport Detains Passenger for Carrying GPS Device, Flight Canceled<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-29-at-12.21.52\u202fPM-1024x616.png\" alt=\"Chennai Airport Cancels Flight After GPS Device Found In A Hand Luggage\" class=\"wp-image-1287911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-29-at-12.21.52\u202fPM-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-29-at-12.21.52\u202fPM-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-29-at-12.21.52\u202fPM-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-29-at-12.21.52\u202fPM.png 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While on boarding the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Chennai to Addis Ababa, the security check alerted officials of the device as it was not permitted on flights according to Directorate General of Civil Aviation Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The passenger was identified as Ramachandra (35) who belongs to the state of Andhra Pradesh. Upon investigation, he told the authorities had the device was essential for his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, security officials did not accept his explanation, and the GPS device was confiscated and his flight was cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post the confiscation, the passenger was then handed over to the Chennai Airport Police for further investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The device will be returned to someone related to Ramachandra following a thorough investigation, and he will be rebooked on another flight to Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtnext.in\/news\/chennai\/chennai-airport-security-seizes-gps-device-in-passengers-hand-luggage-cancels-flight-812463\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chennai Airport Security has detained a geography faculty after he was found carrying a GPS device in his hand luggage on Monday. 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