# NHAI stops airport from using FASTag to block vehicle entry 2026-10-15T08:34:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has directed banks at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport to stop using FASTag to restrict vehicle entry at Terminal 3 arrivals. The move follows reports that vehicles without an active FASTag were being diverted to the multi-level car parking, causing many to lose the free 8-minute waiting period meant for picking up passengers. An official said FASTag is a payment tool and cannot be used to control access. NHAI has instructed that the system be used only for parking fee collection, ending the practice of barring entry based on FASTag status. The airport had been checking FASTag activation at the arrivals lane, affecting both international and domestic passengers. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport was restricting vehicle entry at Terminal 3 arrivals to those with an active FASTag, sending others to the multi-level car park. This practice bypassed the 8-minute free waiting period meant for picking up passengers. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has intervened, instructing banks at the airport to use FASTag purely for payment, not for entry control. The core issue is whether a toll-payment tool can be repurposed for access management, and NHAI has now settled that: it cannot. ## Coverage - aajtak.in Led with passenger inconvenience, then cited NHAI action This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Delhi airport, FASTag, Indira Gandhi International Airport, NHAI, Terminal 3 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nhai-stops-airport-from-using-fastag-to-block-vehicle-entry/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nhai-stops-airport-from-using-fastag-to-block-vehicle-entry/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/