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Goa Airports: Photography Rules Revised; Restrictions Remain at Dabolim
Imagine you're at the airport and want to take pictures.
At one airport in Goa, you can take photos inside the building.
But at another airport, especially the one near the navy, you can't.
This is because the government wants to keep sensitive military things safe.
Also, you have to keep your window shades down on the plane at certain times at those airports.
The airlines will tell you the rules.
Photography is permitted at Manohar International Airport's terminal buildings.
Restrictions on photography remain at Dabolim Airport.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued directives on photography.
Window shades must be closed below 10,000 feet at defense airports during take-off and landing.
The restrictions aim to safeguard national security.
- Who
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
- What
- Revised rules on photography at airports in Goa.
- Where
- Goa, specifically Manohar International Airport and Dabolim Airport.
- When
- Announced on Tuesday, August 5.
- Why
- To safeguard national security.
Key facts
- Airports affected
- Manohar International Airport, Dabolim Airport
- Restriction Details
- Photography permitted at Manohar International Airport, prohibited inside aircraft at Dabolim Airport.
- Governing body
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
- Reason for restriction
- Safeguarding national security.
- Additional rules
- Window shades must be closed below 10,000 feet during take-off and landing at defence airports.
Quotes
Pramod Sawant
Goa Chief Minister
“Photography by passengers of scheduled flights in terminal buildings of civil aerodromes and civil enclaves of defence aerodromes is now allowed.”
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