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Passengers’ security worries ‘justified’
UK: Arrangements not satisfactory in many foreign countries, says BA
Security experts have backed a survey of travellers that showed some 60 per cent believe they are not safe on flights outside Europe and the United States. The poll, carried out by the Daily Telegraph, also showed that 70 per cent are happy with security measures in the UK, while 60 per cent are happy with arrangements at US airports.
Experts quoted by the newspaper support the views of its readers; a spokesman for British Airways said that security at some third-world airports is not good enough because of “fundamental philosophical differences”, adding: “We go over and over what is required but we cannot instruct foreign governments on security procedures and many countries do not demand the use of x-ray machines. Since 11 September we have decided to introduce 100 per cent baggage screening at all airports we fly from, but this is not a requirement and not all airlines do it.”
And while the International Civil Aviation Organisation states that baggage “must be subjected to appropriate security controls”, Chris Yates of Jane’s Transport magazine told the newspaper that guidelines are “inadequate and open to interpretation”.
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