<p>In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, a high security alert has been sounded at the Kempegowda International Airport.</p>.<p>Security has been beefed up at all key installations within the airport and frisking of passengers intensified.</p>.<p>This comes just two days after over 170 passengers bound for Singapore were stranded at the airport after an alert raised by a passenger.</p>.<p>The traveller, mistaking a bag for a gun-like article, had raised the alarm just as the Scoot Airlines flight was about to take off early Tuesday morning.</p>.<p>The high security alert could increase the already long waiting time at the airport’s security gates. In this regard, KIA’s operator, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), tweeted a passenger <br />advisory.</p>.<p>The advisory read: “The high-security alert at the #BLRAirport might mean some additional wait time, queues and delays. We are working hard to ensure your safety. Do plan your travel accordingly. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.”</p>.<p>A BIAL spokesperson said the airport has already been on high security alert since March, when the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued a pan-India notice after the Pulwama terror attack.</p>
<p>In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, a high security alert has been sounded at the Kempegowda International Airport.</p>.<p>Security has been beefed up at all key installations within the airport and frisking of passengers intensified.</p>.<p>This comes just two days after over 170 passengers bound for Singapore were stranded at the airport after an alert raised by a passenger.</p>.<p>The traveller, mistaking a bag for a gun-like article, had raised the alarm just as the Scoot Airlines flight was about to take off early Tuesday morning.</p>.<p>The high security alert could increase the already long waiting time at the airport’s security gates. In this regard, KIA’s operator, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), tweeted a passenger <br />advisory.</p>.<p>The advisory read: “The high-security alert at the #BLRAirport might mean some additional wait time, queues and delays. We are working hard to ensure your safety. Do plan your travel accordingly. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.”</p>.<p>A BIAL spokesperson said the airport has already been on high security alert since March, when the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued a pan-India notice after the Pulwama terror attack.</p>