India, Jan. 3 -- Pune International Airport will soon impose a strict 12-minute waiting limit for vehicles at its terminal in an effort to ease congestion and improve passenger flow. The rule, expected to be enforced within a week, will penalise vehicles that overstay, with violations tracked through Number Plate Recognition (NPR) cameras.

Airport authorities said the terminal sees nearly 15,000 vehicle movements daily, with many drivers waiting for extended periods to pick up arriving passengers. This has led to frequent traffic snarls, particularly during late-night peak flight hours, affecting both arrivals and departures.

To address the issue, the airport administration on Thursday decided to implement a 'dwell-time' monitoring syst...