Airlines asked to issue e-tickets with barcodes for faster check-in: Report

India's major airports, especially Indira Gandhi International Airport, have been facing massive congestion with passengers complaining of long waiting times at entry gates and security checks

In order to reduce the check-in time, the Centre has asked airlines to issue flight tickets with barcodes. However, the airlines have opposed the move saying that a large number of tickets are issued by travel agents and they should not be held responsible for it, a report in the Economic Times (ET) said.

A senior official told ET that one of the bottlenecks at major airports was the entry gates.

"Passengers turn up with different formats of air tickets which then have to be manually checked by the security personnel at the entry gate. So, despite airports like Delhi