Airport security

Invisible Screening Measures to Enhance Airport Security

Aviation industry experts said recently that authorities will incorporate more “invisible” screening measures to step up security in and around airports as they increasingly become targets for extremist activities.

According to asiaone.com, security in areas open to the public has been in the spotlight this year after a June suicide attack killed more than 40 people at Istanbul’s main airport, and March suicide attacks by Islamist bombers killed 16 people at Brussels airport. After the attack, Brussels set up tents outside the airport to screen passengers before entry, but industry officials say such a step only moves the target, rather than halting attacks.

Discreet screening measures that allow passengers and visitors to quickly get through security without crowding are likely to be adopted by airports and law enforcement, industry officials said at the AVSEC World conference on aviation security in Kuala Lumpur.