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Airport
and Aeroplane Security
After
the tragic events in the USA on September 11, 2001, I
felt I had to add a page to my website concerning security.
Please
allow plenty of time for security checks at airports.
I suggest an hour for domestic and two hours for an international
flight.
I
wish to impress upon you how important it is for everyone
to be vigilant. Security involves all of us: passengers,
crew, and staff.
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| Security
commences before you reach the terminal. Keep a good eye
out for for people behaving in a furtive manner, acting
strangely, or suspiciously. As a passenger you are an extra
pair of eyes for the professional security agents. If you
are unsure please ask a security agent. |
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| Terrorists
and criminals do not wear badges declaring who they are.
So we must all be alert for strange behaviour. |
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After
you have checked-in for your flight, where you will be
asked relevant questions about your flight and baggage,
you will need to have your carry-on baggage x-rayed for
metal objects. Do not take knives, sissors, corkscrews,
nail files, needles, or other sharp metal objects with
you.
If you
are caught with any of these you should expect a thorough
security search which might mean that you will miss your
flight. If you need to take such objects place them in
your checked baggage which goes in the hold.
If
you see someone cheating the system, tell a security person.
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At
some stage you will have to walk through a metal detector.
Once more the security guards are looking for metal objects,
this time on your body. As for the baggage x-ray device: If
you see someone cheating the system, tell a security
person. Don't get caught accidentally yourself,
you might miss
your flight.
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It
happens, don't let it be you!!
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Checked
in baggage is x-rayed at most airports to check for suspicious
materials. In my airline, security people keep track of
every work
person who has contact with our aircraft. Aircraft holds
are checked before loading takes place.
Crew check the
cabin thoroughly for suspicious objects after catering
and cleaning staff have left . The whole aviation industry
has changed, the increased security will be with us forever.
It is there to give you confidence in our systems.
Oh
yes, cockpit doors are now electronically locked on take-off,
and unlocked on landing. Unfortunately passenger cockpit
visits are now a thing of the past.
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