Some of these measures were going into place before the Brussels attacks and have caused longer lines for passengers going through security, she said.
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Two massive suicide blasts by men with bombs in their bags hit Zaventem Airport, leaving blood and mangled bodies strewn across the check-in hall and sending terrified travelers fleeing.
Aviation security consultant Chaim Koppel says security officers are trained to look for nervous passengers.
“That weakness in European security is not unrelated to the problems they’ve been having in recent times”, he said in Sydney.
The airport authority tweeted at 10.10am (1.10pm UAE time): “All airport operations today have been suspended”.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday that the agency has not determined any specific, credible threat against US airports.
This year 3.7 billion people – half the world’s population – will travel by air on more than 100,000 flights day.
Chertoff says some elements of Israel’s approach could be helpful, but that it would be impractical to have everyone go through double screening at airports. “With hundreds of passengers lined up at Delhi airport, 100 percent checking of everybody and it would come to a standstill”.
Southland community leaders and elected officials voiced outrage Tuesday over the terrorist attacks in Brussels, offering support to the nation and calling for stepped-up efforts targeting terrorists across the globe.
Officials at Miami International Airport have increased security in response to deadly attacks in on the Brussels airport and its subway system.
Most Western airports are decades old and were initially created to get people to their planes as quickly as possible, without many present-day security threats in mind.
Investigators carrying out raids after Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels believe they’ve found a bomb-making factory complete with chemicals used in explosives, nails and bolts.
“It strikes me as odd that only half of the airport is secure”.
It is recommended that travelers arrive at the airport early and be aware of suspicious activity, she said. Anyone traveling to Europe should check with their airlines to see if their flights are impacted. People were also told to remain indoors. This is approximately 120 kilometres from Brussels and has good and frequent rail connections with Brussels.
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But adding checks such as bag X-rays at terminal entrances could themselves create a potential target, one analyst said.
