British Airways chairman Sir Martin Broughton is calling for light security checks at airports for trusted frequent flyers. This comes as he believes there should be a risk-based approach to security rather than one that’s based on one-size-fits-all. During a speech to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in London, Sir Broughton questioned  Continue Reading »

The chief executive of Ryanair claimed on Monday that passengers may be subject to ‘ludicrous’ new security procedures due to the Yemen mail bomb plot. This will make air travel even more ‘tedious and uncomfortable’, he added. Michael O’Leary is the boss of Europe’s third biggest airline in terms of passengers numbers. Talking to BBC  Continue Reading »

The British government has announced that they will suspend all direct flights to Yemen in the wake of the Christmas Day bombing. The bomber, who reportedly joined up with a terrorist cell in the UK, was originally from the area. It is being reported that the country has a problem with terrorist cells forming up.  Continue Reading »

The airport at Cardiff will be introducing it’s new facial recognition technology in their passenger arrival lounge. The new equipment, in the form of gates, will be installed at the Cardiff Airport and valid for any UK or European adult which has been issued a passport since 2006. The special technology is designed for adult  Continue Reading »

Manchester Airport officials have announced that they will ban ‘nude’ body X-rays for children underage at their terminal 2 security checks. Currently the airport has been utilizing new technology which X-ray’s passengers bodies through their clothes. The technology consists of an X-ray booth which passengers stand in while it uses electromagnetic rays to check for  Continue Reading »

Forty-nine protesters were charged with aggravated trespass after breaching security and causing chaos at one of the busiest airports in Britain, according to a police report. Activists from the environmental group Plane Stupid cut their way through security fencing surrounding the perimeter of Stansted Airport, in Essex, before dawn on Monday morning. Essex Police said  Continue Reading »

Protesters opposed to the expansion of Stansted airport for environment reasons breached security at the facility before dawn on Monday. For two hours in the morning, airport operations were shut down, as demonstrators managed to get air side and set up their protest on a taxiway. At least 50 activists from anti-airport expansion group Plane  Continue Reading »

A man was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after he approached security officers saying that he was a terrorist and in possession of a bomb, authorities at the facility reported yesterday. Upper- and lower-level roads accessing the terminals were immediately closed to traffic after the man made his threat outside the Tom Bradley International  Continue Reading »

With the increased security measures that are present today in our airports, travelers are likely to be frustrated waiting in a line before boarding their plane. As each passenger must pass their belongings through an x-ray machine and successfully pass through a metal detector there are bound to be delays. People new to flying may  Continue Reading »

At Aberdeen Airport last night, passengers had to wait over three hours because of a security situation. The pilot of a bmi flight was concerned about a suspicious bag on the aircraft. Passengers had to deplane and identify their bags before the flight could take off. The 19:30 bmi flight from Aberdeen to Birmingham did  Continue Reading »

On Friday night, Glasgow Airport had to be partially evacuated because of the discovery of a package deemed to be ‘suspicious’. The eastern area of the airport, as well as the domestic pier section on the main terminal building were affected by the security scare. The package was discovered at 23:00. An airport spokesperson said  Continue Reading »

Stansted Airport will station additional police officers on the airport premises in the months to come. The airport said 18 police officers and one inspector will begin working at the airport. With the new staff, there will be 109 police officers stationed at Stansted. The additional police officers are the result of a cost-sharing agreement  Continue Reading »