Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Cleaning Crisis at Calcutta Airport
There is a big problem at the Calcutta Airport.
The cleaners who are supposed to keep the airport clean are not doing their jobs properly.
They often leave early or don't show up at all.
This makes the washrooms dirty and the floors stained.
Passengers are complaining a lot.
The airport has tried to fix this by using biometric checks, but it's not working well.
The cleaners are controlled by a union, which makes it hard for the airport to manage them.
The airport has been trying to solve this problem since 2013, but the same issues keep happening.
Contractual cleaning staff at Calcutta Airport frequently leave early or miss their shifts.
Passengers complain about dirty washrooms, stained floors, and overflowing bins.
Union control over private agencies hampers the airport's ability to manage cleaners.
Cleaners often refuse to clean areas not assigned to them, leading to inconvenience.
Biometric entry for signing out of duty has been implemented but has not resolved the issue.
- Who
- Contractual cleaning staff of private agencies at Calcutta Airport
- What
- Cleaning crisis due to missing and non-compliant staff
- When
- Ongoing issue with recent incidents reported
- Where
- Calcutta Airport terminal building
- Why
- Union control over private agencies and staff not adhering to duties
- Location
- Calcutta Airport
- Issue
- Dirty washrooms, stained floors, full bins
- Cause
- Missing and non-compliant cleaning staff
- Staff Type
- Contractual employees of private agencies
- Control Issue
- Union influence over private agencies
- Passenger Complaints
- Regular complaints about cleanliness
- Biometric Measures
- Biometric entry for signing out of duty