A Report On Security At Airports

Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, airport security has received considerable attention from the government as well expect in the aviation industry. The damages that transpired following the attack have remained fresh in the minds of peace loving citizens. In fact, security has become everybody’s business because a security lapse in the aviation industry paralyzes various sector of the economy. Today, the government has encouraged redesigning of the airport with much consideration given to security. The new concerns in the wake of 9/11 terrorist attack propose integration of security into airport design and planning. Although the airports may not accommodate redesigning of the general layout, critics agree that an

According to 99percentinvisible.org hijackings were never thought about until the late 1960’s and weren’t thought about as a threat but rather just an inconvinence.

According to Jason Villemez of the PBS News Hour, there were immediate changes to airport security following 9/11. Within 2 months of the attacks, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act was passed. This law requires that every single bag is screened at airports andrequires that certain procedures are followed at every airport (Swickard). Before 9/11, scissors, baseball bats, darts, and 4-inch-long blades were allowed, but these are now illegal under the ATSA (O’Connor). The Aviation and Transportation Security Act also created the Transportation Security Administration known as the TSA (Tognotti). Each airport had to supply their own security before 9/11, but with the creation of the TSA, the government supplied security for airports (Villemez). Gabi Logan of USA Today found that the increase in security including baggage checks caused a six percent decrease in the number of passengers. Passengers chose not to travel at all or found a different way to get to their destination. While security in airports was significantly increased, 9/11 also affected millions of Americans involved in the war on terror”.

The September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks forever changed the way our air travel industry operates. It affected the government, the airlines, airports, employees, and passengers alike. There was not as much of a threat of terrorism before 9/11, so airport security was not nearly as thorough, and at times intrusive as it is today. Through the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, the evolving threat of terrorism has not been successful in carrying out another 9/11 style attack.

Airport Security was first developed in 1970 in New Orleans. The New Orleans International Airport was the first to require metal detectors for flier’s safety. On November 10, 1972 there was a high jacking incident and resulted in airport screening for all carry-on bags and passengers. Following the next two years, congress passed the Air Transportation Security Act which is regarded that all carry-on bags in United States airports are to be screened but only to search for weapons or explosives. On December 21, 1988 a second explosive incident occurred in Scotland resulting in many casualties. The U.S. reacted quickly enforcing to have all checked luggage screened through the x-ray detector. After 9/11, all objects with a blade

     Airport Security is a necessity of Life both in America and through out the world. Without airport security our airports would not be able to function and terrorist attacks

There were security checks every once in a while. Hijacks were possible, but they had never been acted upon in the United States. Many people quit flying on airplanes because of the amount of security(Impact). The AIT units used today are extremely safe in not only detecting explosives, but also safe for everyone’s health(Advanced). AIT units are used because they are similar to x-rays which creates a little more privacy for the passenger, and better view of explosive material for security(Advanced). If terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda have not attacked America in 13 years, why are airports not lowering the amount of security in airports? Officials believe that the only thing keeping hijacks from occurring is America’s current security. Over 50 threats have been made since September 11th of 2001(Carafano). All plans of hijacks have been foiled(Carafano). With almost all threats being from inside the country, it is not safe to lower security. Trusting American citizens could cause a hijack with as many killed as the first time. This is the reason trusting anyone with little security is an awful idea. With human lives on the line, the idea of having too much security is almost non-existent. Being too comfortable with airport security could put lives in danger and create a huge risk for all

Simbro, A. M. (2014). The sky's the limit: A modern approach to airport security. Arizona Law Review, 56(2), 559.

Tourism plays an important role in the economy of a country. It is also one of the strongest drivers of world trade and prosperity. However the correlation between terrorism and tourism is undeniable. There are number of cases where it is visible that the terrorist attacks have caused a number of problems for tourist activity in a country. Places such as airports are not free from security breaches, therefore a set of new security measures have been implemented by the International Air Transport Association and the International Civil Aviation Organization (Beirman, 2011).

Without airport security, we would have a colossal of terrorist attacks, but as the population grows, terrorist attacks are more likely to happen. Especially with new technologies. In fact, just recently, around Christmas, London received a threat of a 911 style attack, so they decided

Since the beginning of air travel, airlines have been a common target for terrorism and crime. In 1974, the Air Transportation Security Act was passed mandating the screening of passengers and any carry-on property at U.S. airports to ensure the safety of all passengers. After the terroristic attack against the twin towers, in 2001, there was an increase in the amount of precaution for greater security throughout the United States. As result, the Transportation Security Administration was put in the position of taking over responsibility for airport screening. Many new security measures were implemented, including limiting the number and types of items passengers can carry on board an aircraft, requiring passengers to submit their shoes for X-ray screening, as well as full-body scans and pat downs. Since the new requirement of such extreme security measures, a great controversy as to whether these procedures are appropriate has risen. Many argue that some of the new security measures, such as the full-body scanners and pat downs, are an inconvenience that invades the privacy of travelers while others claim that these measures are a necessity that keeps airline traveling safe.

The airports have seemed to help people in many ways.One of the ways to help them is to keep them calm.The people have seemed to noticed that because there is a lot less stress between people. They have really noticed that there is a lot less attacks from the terrorist. The people that were stopped to talk to said that they have nothing to hide said Rosemary O’Connor.They just want to get on the plane. When the terrorist get new tech we need new stuff too. When the old machines stop working we have to

On the morning of September 11th 2001 the United States was attacked by a series of coordinated terrorist attacks and, as a result, thousands of people died that day. After that event took place, tens of thousands of people came together to form a new agency called the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA. Being passed on November 19th 2001, the TSA began taking charge of the aviation security programs that were run by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by training, hiring, and deploying security forces to all of the commercial airports within 12 months and providing 100 percent screening to all luggage in search for any explosives by December 31, 2002.

Airport security is necessary for the safety and efficiency of airlines today. Attacks involving airlines have been “among the deadliest in terms of human lives and economic impact,” even though relatively few attacks have occurred using airlines compared to other terrorism methods (Szyliowicz, 2011, p.2). Airport Security has been administered using a government-operated system since the Aviation and Transportation Security Act was enacted in 2001. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), now an agency of homeland security, replaced private security measures and personnel with at least 60,000 federal employees (Szyliowicz, 2011). However, privatization may be making a come-back. The following analysis will analyze

Airport security screens passengers in certain designated areas of the airport. These areas are dubbed as "sterile" or "secure" areas. Sometimes the area is also known as airside. Passengers are screened in to these areas for a reason. These areas are where the exit gates are found. We speak not of the exit gates of the airport but of the aircraft. The result is that if passengers are exiting form a domestic flight they will not have to be screened through security again. Searches can be conducted at any time but usually they are not, at least not without due cause for suspicion. Another interesting thing is that food outlets at airports have begun to use plastic utensils instead of glass utensils. The point of this venture is to reduce the possibility to the utensils being used as makeshift weapons (Schneier, 2004).