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Although tickets from the UK are generally cheaper to this airport I find the staff more weary of in particular Amritdhari Singh's and single them out for their daft security checks and take forever to make out your identity when looking at the passport, face, passport etc. about 20 times, its really comical but annoying at the same time! Also unsure if they still have this practise in place, but they used to mark luggage for further x-rays with a chalk, so we always kept wet wipes handy and removed them as soon as they came of the belt :lol2: always worked!

Airport staff at Amritsar are far more accommodating and from here one can get to most pinds in Punjab within 2-3 hours with the added bonus of flying over Harmandhir Sahib a sight to behold, plus can have darshan there or on the return trip. The only downside is the trip can be longer as no direct flights from the UK and travelling via Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan airlines means sitting in a smoke filled room en route for an hour or two in their respective countries. I hope this has given the OP an element of choice now.

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Although tickets from the UK are generally cheaper to this airport I find the staff more weary of in particular Amritdhari Singh's and single them out for their daft security checks and take forever to make out your identity when looking at the passport, face, passport etc. about 20 times, its really comical but annoying at the same time! Also unsure if they still have this practise in place, but they used to mark luggage for further x-rays with a chalk, so we always kept wet wipes handy and removed them as soon as they came of the belt :lol2: always worked!

Airport staff at Amritsar are far more accommodating and from here one can get to most pinds in Punjab within 2-3 hours with the added bonus of flying over Harmandhir Sahib a sight to behold, plus can have darshan there or on the return trip. The only downside is the trip can be longer as no direct flights from the UK and travelling via Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan airlines means sitting in a smoke filled room en route for an hour or two in their respective countries. I hope this has given the OP an element of choice now.

When I went to Indra Gandhi airport I was neer harassed and faced no problems at all. I was also wearing my bana as well and never faced any hardships at all. I have been going there for 2 years straight cause Amritsar flight costs more.

Have no reaso to fear at dehli airport and enjoy a nice trip :)

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This is the exact state of second gen sikh kids born in west they r aloof from situation in india and punjab yet they brazenly claim they r doing a lot for panth for them their source of info r stupid gurdwara committes who indulge in weekly dose of india and badal bashing and once in a forthnight bashing one another

Errrm slight generalisation maybe?

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yup... no problems with delhi airport.. not every sikh is from punjab.. many live in delhi and surrounding states.

European airports can be a nightmare ...I had to take down my dastaar travelling to Sardinia (italy) but no problems going to Roma , Berlin airport a bit of hassle not much, Amsterdam no probs... Hands on feel up of my dastar in Berlin, and to islands in Med . Best one was Brasil, Rio the black staff members were ready to find problems , take off kara, take off kirpan on neck chain , take off dastar we smiled and my hubby talked to the white supervisor who turned around and said no they are not taking anything off they are Sikhs ...and waved us through (whole family trip to see BILs wedding).

Delhi and Amritsar very through checking of both myself and my daughter (1 and 4 at the time)

Just use your head beforehand and remove additional unnecessary stuff , stay cool during and if they are overly zealous smile and be cooperative within OUR limits.

IT IS IGNORANCE...so educate as you go, smile , explain and thank them when you are done

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Poland News: Court - Sikh must remove turban at the airport

The Supreme Court has dismissed the case of Shaminder Singh Puri, a practicing Sikh who sued border guards about the violation of personal rights. This ultimately ends the case.

Shaminder Singh Puri is a British national of Indian origin who works as an expert on the environment. His job involves a great amount of international travel.

But Puri is also a practicing Sikh, which means that the most important element of his clothing is the turban. For every Sikh the turban is much more than just a long piece of fabric wrapped around the head.

Shaminder Singh Puri (a graduate of the University of Warsaw) was asked to remove his turban at Warsaw airport on five occasions between 2009 and 2011.

Ultimately he decided to sue the Chief of the Border Guard of violation of personal rights. He demanded an apology and compensation.

The main argument of lawyers Puri was that the actions of border guards were disproportionate. They immediately ordered him to remove his turban, instead of using other methods of control.

In the earlier judgments of the judges of both the Warsaw Regional Court and the Court of Appeal in Warsaw accepted is true that his personal rights (including freedom of conscience and religion) have been violated. But, to take account the lawsuit, a violation of property would have to be unlawful. Meanwhile, the border guards have the right to control everyone and the way in which they consider appropriate with respect to passenger safety.

Today with this reasoning, the Supreme Court agreed and dismissed the complaint of Shaminder Singh Puri. The judges concluded, inter alia, that the border guards every time approached Puri with respect to religion and if ordering him to remove the turban, it was in a separate room, inaccessible to other passengers.

Supreme Court judgment is final.

- We accept the decision with humility, but I feel unsatisfied when it comes to the content of reasons - said Adam Bodnar of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, who helped Puri in this case. - We shall consider the matter go further, to the European Court of Human Rights.

http://m.wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,117915,16657786,Sad__Sikh_musi_zdejmowac_turban_na_lotnisku.html

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