New Delhi, May 1 -- In a step towards hassle-free passenger movement at terminals, major airports of the country, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, are undertaking trials of full body scanners at the airports.

The full body scanners were expected to be installed at all major airports with an annual passenger traffic of 10 million passengers, but the timelines have been postponed due to delay in import of the equipment. However, Delhi and Bengaluru are expected to be in advanced stages of installing these machines.

The Delhi airport aims to install the full body scanner by the second half of this fiscal year, while the Bengaluru airport is undertaking trials, two people aware of the development told Mint. The installation is likely i...