Kingfisher scare: Security upgraded at all airports

New Delhi/Bangalore: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Monday asked airports across the country to increase security following the recovery of a crude bomb in a Kingfisher aircraft.
The BCAS has said that packages from couriers should be accepted by airlines only after the addresses of the senders are verified. Airports have also been told that packages covered in newspaper, magazines, plastic should be thoroughly checked.
On Sunday, a small explosive was found in the cargo section of a Kingfisher flight after it landed in Thiruvananthapuram from Bangalore. All passengers had left the plane when the crude bomb was found by staff inspecting the aircraft. The civil aviation ministry has ordered an inquiry into the security lapse — to find out how the explosive made it onto the plane. All packages on planes are meant to be accounted for before the flight takes off. The crude bomb on the Kingfisher flight did not have a detonator or a timer.
23/03/10 Economic Times

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010, Kingfisher Mar 2010, Safety Mar 2010