Extra security for US-bound planes

Mumbai: Following the foiled Detroit terror attack on the Norwest Airlines flight, airlines have stepped up security for US-bound flights on advice of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
On Saturday, a Nigerian tried to detonate an explosive device onboard Norwest Airlines flight 253 but failed. The flight was bound for Detroit from Amsterdam carrying 278 passengers, all of whom are safe.
Saroj Datta of Jet Airways, said his airline has already started implementing instructions issued by the US authorities. "We are putting additional security measures in place," he said.
Jet operates two flights daily to two US airports -- JFK and Newark. State-owned Air India, which has four daily flights to the US, has also tightened passenger and luggage screening procedures to conform to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and the upgraded US government security rules.
What would the heightened security mean for travelers? Stringent screening of baggage and security checks at several points by airports and airlines. An official from the Transport Security Administration (TSA), US government body, told DNA that the DHS has asked airlines to carry out more random checks and secondary screenings.
Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), on a tip-off from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), had increased security at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. So the Detroit terror has not drastically changed security procedures being followed at the Mumbai airport.
Even the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said they were already prepared to meet any eventuality and have not pressed the panic button.
27/12/09 Daily News & Analysis

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