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Britain's aviation industry calls for airport security re-think
Oct 27, 2010, 18:21 GMT
London - Britain's aviation industry Wednesday called for a revision of stringent airport security checks, describing some measures as being 'completely redundant' as new technology was being introduced.
The calls were led by Martin Broughton, the chairman of British Airways, who told a conference of airport operators in London that people should not be forced to take off their shoes and have their laptops checked separately in security lines.
Britain should 'not kowtow' to the US over security every time the Americans wanted to strengthen measures, said Broughton. His call was taken up by other speakers at the annual conference of the Airport Operators Association in London.
Britain's Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond, said there were no plans to change the rules on checks of laptops and shoes.
'I intend to develop a new regulatory system - one where the government concentrates on setting the security outcomes that need to be achieved, and frees up operators to devise the security processes needed to deliver them in line with EU requirements,' he said.
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