Wednesday
Dec302009
December 30, 2009 Security roundup, body scanner edition
USA Today’s Today in the Sky blog has a good roundup of airline security news, including:
The Netherlands will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States to prevent future terrorist attacks like the Christmas Day attempt by a young Nigerian. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, managed to board a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport carrying explosives but failed to successfully detonate them.
In a preliminary report, the Dutch government on Wednesday said the plan to blow up the Detroit-bound aircraft was professional but called its execution “amateurish.”
Update on December 30, 2009 by
Frank@OBOW
Frank@OBOW
Reader Comments (2)
You know what? When you've spent time with your feet up in stirrups in various medical examinations and suffered major operations and time in hospital, all dignity flies out the window. In fact, not a lot can embarrass you after that. Bring on the full body scanners if they make life at the airport just that little bit easier, less stressful and quicker. If the process catches a terrorist b*st*rd who wants to murder us mid-flight.....brilliant!!! Bring 'em on!