The scenario had assumed there would be critically injured passengers, those with minor injuries, the uninjured and also some passengers who “succumbed” during the crash. Volunteers from various agencies at the airport were used to simulate the injured, while dummies were used to represent the dead.

“I don’t know what is happening. I have just come out of the airport and everything seemed normal inside. I am scared seeing so many ambulances. Hope everything is well and we are not facing any crisis,” Rishi Singh, who had just arrived on a Kingfisher flight from Mumbai, said. As Singh stood waiting for a taxi, several ambulances with high-pitched sirens made rounds of the airport, making brief stops at Udaan Bhawan, which officials said was being treated as the health facility where the injured were being taken.

“Airport medical staff prioritised the injured based on the extent of injuries. Fire tenders of the Delhi Fire Service located in the city and ambulances from various hospitals also reported at the site to assist in rescue operations,” a DIAL official said.

Officials said a review session will be organised with the participants for a detailed analysis of all parameters and a suggested course of action would be determined to enhance the procedures. “Normal operations resumed at the airport after 12.30 pm,” the CISF official said.