Passengers on international flights to United States have to face "security interviews" from Thursday. According to US Transport Security Agency TSA, strict inspections of equipment in baggage as well as stricter safety measures in vicinity of aircraft are also planned.
Lufthansa and Air France as well as Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir and Emirates also announced planned security surveys. The airlines recommended that passengers arrive early to check in. However, y made different statements about course of interviews.
According to Lufthansa, new regulations were set by TSA, which is subject to Ministry of Homeland Security. In addition to control of electronic devices, travellers to USA would probably also have to reckon with "short interviews at check-in, document control or at gate", Lufthansa shared.
Air France will start on Thursday at Paris Orly Airport with new security interviews for US travelers. On November 2, y will also be at local Charles-de-Gaulle airport, company shared. A questionnaire will be given to all passengers.
Laptops allowed againEmirates announced that y would be conducting interviews at check-in counters with passengers flying from Dubai, and boarding gates with air passengers in transit. Cathay Pacific, based in Hong Kong, plans to provide stricter specifications for baggage claim in Hong Kong. Passengers on way to United States would have to undergo a "short security interview". Those who do not have luggage would have to adjust to a similar interview at Gate. According to EgyptAir, new measures include more precise searches of passengers and ir baggage as well as interviews.
In March, US had introduced ban on laptops in airplane cabins in ten Middle Eastern cities because re were concerns that members of terror militia "Islamic State" and or extremists could hide bombs in it. The ban was lifted after airlines concerned started using CT scanners to investigate electronic devices shortly before boarding for flights to United States.
Date Of Update: 26 October 2017, 12:02
