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| MPs warn over air security checks | MPs warn over air security checks |
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| Heightened security checks at airports could create a potential new target for terrorists, MPs have warned. | Heightened security checks at airports could create a potential new target for terrorists, MPs have warned. |
| A report by the Commons transport select committee said queues of hundreds of passengers in cramped spaces could become a security hazard. | A report by the Commons transport select committee said queues of hundreds of passengers in cramped spaces could become a security hazard. |
| The committee recommended that reducing queues at security and speeding up check-in times should be a priority. | The committee recommended that reducing queues at security and speeding up check-in times should be a priority. |
| The Department for Transport (DfT) said baggage security rules introduced last August met "a very real threat". | The Department for Transport (DfT) said baggage security rules introduced last August met "a very real threat". |
| The regulations resulted in disruption and delays and, although the situation has improved, passengers still face longer queues and increased waiting times. | The regulations resulted in disruption and delays and, although the situation has improved, passengers still face longer queues and increased waiting times. |
| New targets | New targets |
| The committee heard from security experts that the resulting queues presented a significant security threat. | The committee heard from security experts that the resulting queues presented a significant security threat. |
| Prof Alan Hatcher, principal of the International School for Security and Explosives Education, said that with bags not being searched when people entered a terminal he was concerned that queues of hundreds of people were effectively creating new targets. | Prof Alan Hatcher, principal of the International School for Security and Explosives Education, said that with bags not being searched when people entered a terminal he was concerned that queues of hundreds of people were effectively creating new targets. |
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| Committee chairman Gwyneth Dunwoody said: "Because of the necessary measures that are now in place, passengers are finding it more uncomfortable and time consuming to begin their journeys. | Committee chairman Gwyneth Dunwoody said: "Because of the necessary measures that are now in place, passengers are finding it more uncomfortable and time consuming to begin their journeys. |
| "Security is the issue which currently has the most significant impact on passengers' experiences of air travel." | "Security is the issue which currently has the most significant impact on passengers' experiences of air travel." |
| The committee heard evidence before the recent suspected attack at Glasgow airport took place. | The committee heard evidence before the recent suspected attack at Glasgow airport took place. |
| 'Arrive prepared' | 'Arrive prepared' |
| Chris Goater, from the Airport Operators Association, said the view of experts is that the primary terrorist threat is from explosives getting onto aircraft. | Chris Goater, from the Airport Operators Association, said the view of experts is that the primary terrorist threat is from explosives getting onto aircraft. |
| A DfT spokesman said: "The government has already launched a £1.5m advertising campaign in the national press to remind passengers to 'arrive prepared' and, where possible, is introducing changes to help make the security process quicker. | A DfT spokesman said: "The government has already launched a £1.5m advertising campaign in the national press to remind passengers to 'arrive prepared' and, where possible, is introducing changes to help make the security process quicker. |
| "But we have to be satisfied that any changes will not compromise the safety of passengers." | "But we have to be satisfied that any changes will not compromise the safety of passengers." |
| The committee made a series of other recommendations, including: | The committee made a series of other recommendations, including: |
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