Airport screening shouldn't be first line of defence: Experts

New Delhi With airport security across the globe being further tightened in the wake of recovery of parcel bombs from Yemen destined for the US, aviation experts have stressed that airport screening should not be the first line of defence.
Security measures for air cargo should begin right from the places where they are packed, aviation and security experts felt.
The thrust of airport security should not just be on belts, shoes and shampoos but more so on cargo and its entire supply chain. Too much focus on technology and not much on "security culture" would not help, they said.
Lack of standardised security training in the industry, lack of coordination among various agencies working in the airports and too many casual workers, have been identified as areas which are vulnerable, the experts said.
Besides transporting explosives aboard planes destined for the US allegedly by Yemen-based al Qaeda operatives, there have been a series of cases where vehicles have either crossed into the normally secured zones of airports in different parts of the globe, including a recent case in Mumbai where a taxi got inside.
07/11/10 ExpressIndia

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Categories: Airports Nov 2010