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Man strolls out onto JFK runway
CNN reports that a man, 31-year-old Daniel Casillo, who claims to have been jet skiing in nearby Jamaica Bay, walked out onto a runway at JFK on Sunday. AP says that Casillo claimed his jet ski ran out of fuel and he climbed a perimeter fence and made his way onto the runway. Casillo claims that he asked for help when confronted by authorities.
The airport’s Raytheon-made Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS) did not detect the man who said he wandered onto the runway by accident. The fence is part of the PIDS system.
CNN reports that The Port Authority of New York said in a statement that they were calling for "an expedited review of the incident and a complete investigation to determine how Raytheon’s perimeter intrusion detection system — which exceeds federal requirements — could be improved."
Raytheon has not responded to media queries about the incident.
Earlier this month a SkyWest pilot suspected of murder, Brian Hedglin, scaled a perimeter fence at St. George Municipal Airport in Utah before shooting himself. Hedglin was trying to escape from authorities in a jet he had accessed without authorization. At that time, TravelMole queried the TSA on the obvious breech of airport perimeter security–at issue in the JFK incident.
Their response was:
"Airport perimeter security is an airport responsibility.
"The unique footprint, location and requirements of each airport require each facility to have its own airport security program (ASP) that is approved by TSA. Each ASP incorporates specific security elements including perimeter security measures, addressing the prevention and detection of the unauthorized entry, presence and movement of individuals and vehicles into and within secured areas and Airport Operations Areas. TSA regulates each airport’s compliance with their individual security plan and conducts comprehensive airport inspections to enhance security and mitigate risk associated with perimeter integrity."
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