New Delhi, April 4 -- Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) will commence trials of advanced full-body scanners at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in May, following the latest guidelines from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).

Four state-of-the-art scanners have been procured, with two installed at Terminal 1 (T1) and two at Terminal 3 (T3). The IT interface for these machines is being finalised, and upon completion of the three-to-four-month trial, a BCAS-led committee will evaluate the findings and establish a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for full-scale implementation, the DIAL said in a release on Friday.

Utilizing millimeter-wave technology operating between 70 to 80 GHz, these scanners enhance secur...