{"id":24230,"date":"2026-09-14T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24230"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:34:50","slug":"3-italian-passengers-fly-out-of-delhi-without-immigration-clearance-what-exactly-happened-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24230","title":{"rendered":"3 Italian passengers fly out of Delhi without immigration clearance: What exactly happened | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134244672,imgsize-1210126,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"3 Italian passengers fly out of Delhi without immigration clearance: What exactly happened\" title=\"3 Italian passengers flew from Amritsar to Munich without immigration clearance\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"3 Italian passengers flew from Amritsar to Munich without immigration clearance\">3 Italian passengers flew from Amritsar to Munich without immigration clearance<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry has issued a show-cause notice to Air India over alleged procedural lapses that allowed three Italian passengers to board a connecting flight from Delhi without completing immigration formalities earlier this month.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The notice has been issued to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The home ministry has also convened a meeting of stakeholders on Tuesday to discuss the incident, sources told news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The three passengers flew from Amritsar to Delhi on September 4 before boarding a Lufthansa flight to Munich from Delhi airport. However, they did not complete the required immigration formalities at the airport, sources added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Titled \u201cviolation of SOP for hub and spoke operations resulting in three foreign nationals departing India without mandatory immigration clearance,\u201d the show-cause notice issued to Air India last Saturday said the three passengers arrived in Delhi from Amritsar on AI 1115 at 12.50 am on September 4 and subsequently departed for Munich on a codeshare Lufthansa flight at 1.45 am, within an hour of their arrival.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Home Secretary Govind Mohan will chair a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The secretary and additional secretary of the civil aviation ministry, Intelligence Bureau director, additional secretary (UT and Foreigners) of the home ministry, Bureau of Immigration commissioner, Air India CEO and Delhi airport CEO are expected to attend the meeting, they added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>What exactly happened?<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Amritsar airport is among the airports where Air India operates flights under its \u2018Hub-and-Spoke\u2019 model. Under this arrangement, passengers complete immigration formalities at the airport of origin and can then travel to an overseas destination through a designated hub. <!-- -->At the hub airport, where the international flight departs, passengers are required only to undergo security checks before boarding.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>For a passenger travelling from Amritsar via Delhi to an international destination, Amritsar serves as the spoke and Delhi as the hub.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>In the case of the three Italian passengers, sources said they were issued boarding passes at Amritsar for both their flight to Delhi and the Lufthansa flight to Munich.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>However, as the two flights were not covered under Air India\u2019s \u2018Hub-and-Spoke\u2019 model, the passengers were required to exit through the arrival area at Delhi and complete immigration formalities before taking the Lufthansa flight.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>After arriving at Delhi airport, they were instead taken to the international transfer area and did not reach the immigration counter. They then boarded the flight to Munich without completing the immigration process, the sources said, as cited by PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Air India and Lufthansa have an interline partnership. An interline agreement generally allows passengers to book connecting flights operated by different airlines under a single itinerary.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/3-italian-passengers-fly-out-of-delhi-without-immigration-clearance-what-exactly-happened\/articleshow\/134244604.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 Italian passengers flew from Amritsar to Munich without immigration clearance NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry has issued a show-cause notice to Air India over alleged procedural lapses that allowed three Italian passengers to board a connecting flight from Delhi without completing immigration formalities earlier this month.The notice has been issued to Air India 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