From July 20, passengers arriving in China will need to undergo tougher security checks before entering more than 20 major airports across the country.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said the special measure is aimed at raising the security level at the airports and preventing anyone from carrying explosives, inflammables or other materials that can be used to disrupt the Beijing Olympic Games.
China Daily reported that the new security checks would be in addition to the normal ones, mandatory for every passenger.
It means people wishing to see off their relatives and friends inside the airport terminal buildings will also have to go through security checks.
The measure will be in force at the six mainland cities hosting the Olympic events, their “alternative airports” and all those in the Xinjiang Uygur and the Tibet autonomous regions.
Besides Beijing’s Capital International Airport, the measure will be enforced in Shanghai’s Pudong and Hongqiao, and Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang, and Qinhuangdao airports, and their “alternatives” in Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Jinan, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Changchun, Harbin, Dalian and Hohhot.
