Kansas City International Airport called in the bomb squad to blast a passengers bag as it feared it was a bomb. The incident took place whilst the ceremonies for remembering the 3000 victims of 9/11 were taking place.
The bag was intercepted at the South West checkpoint and shut down Terminal B while the bomb squad arrived with a robot in tow which aided in destroying the item which was believed to have bomb making equipment inside it minus the explosives and detonators.
The man was taken into custody, early reports suggest the man is a former New York City Police Officer though this has yet to be confirmed. As like all US airports Kansas was on high alert over the weekend and no chances could be taken
Showing posts with label US airport news. Show all posts
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Monday, 12 September 2011
Monday, 18 July 2011
Court Allows TSA Use Of Body Scanners
An appeal court in the US gave the Transportation Security Administration(TSA) the green light to carry on using full body scanners, but stated passengers should have been made aware before using them.
The court ruled the machines known as Advanced Imaging Technology(AIT) were not an unconstitutional search and allowed the TSA to continue using them.
All passengers have the option to opt out of the scanner search and opt for the traditional pat-down instead. Something which many passengers were not aware of, the ruling has been sent back to the TSA with a call for action.
The TSA hit back by saying they do seek customer input and that AIT’s were a major part of their multi layered security for detecting non metallic explosive devices.
The court ruled the machines known as Advanced Imaging Technology(AIT) were not an unconstitutional search and allowed the TSA to continue using them.
All passengers have the option to opt out of the scanner search and opt for the traditional pat-down instead. Something which many passengers were not aware of, the ruling has been sent back to the TSA with a call for action.
The TSA hit back by saying they do seek customer input and that AIT’s were a major part of their multi layered security for detecting non metallic explosive devices.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Boeing Skids Of Runway At Midway Airport
A plane crash was narrowly avoided yesterday when a Boeing 737-700 skidded of the runway at Chicago’s Midway airport. All 134 passengers escaped unharmed after the plane came to rest 150ft from the airports boundary wall.
The plane had circled the airport several times after heavy rain had made landing extremely difficult, however the plane came into land at around 1.30pm on runway 13 of all numbers and the longest runway at the airport.
The Boeing skidded off the runway and ran onto the grass, luckily none was injured, airport officials closed a section of the airport where the plane had finished and confirmed they would be investigating the accident.
The plane had circled the airport several times after heavy rain had made landing extremely difficult, however the plane came into land at around 1.30pm on runway 13 of all numbers and the longest runway at the airport.
The Boeing skidded off the runway and ran onto the grass, luckily none was injured, airport officials closed a section of the airport where the plane had finished and confirmed they would be investigating the accident.
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