More security checks for US-bound flyers

Mumbai: Passengers boarding their flights for the US from India should be prepared to undergo heightened scrutiny and security checks at all international airports in the country, including Mumbai. After a terror attack attempt was foiled in the USA, security officials in India received detailed manuals of the checks to be conducted on US-bound flights.
The security officials became more alert after a suspected Nigerian Al-Qaida operative tried to blow up a US plane going from Amsterdam to Detroit by lighting an incendiary device in air. He was overpowered by passengers who staved off what could have been a devastating terror attack. Apart from the usual setup checks, the passengers hand baggage will be manually checked by security agencies. Airlines operating to the USA have been asked to conduct a ladder point check on all passengers boarding aircraft.
This would mean that apart from the frisking done within the terminal building, the passengers will also be frisked just before boarding. These checks were already being conducted by USA-based airlines after the 9/11 terror attack. But now even India-based carriers have been asked to follow the same procedure on a mandatory basis, said a senior security official.
29/12/09 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India

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