INTENSIVE SECURITY SCREENINGS FOR AIRPLANE TRAVELERS 2
Intensive Security Screenings for Airplane Travelers
The debate on security measures in the air transport sector has received support and
criticism from the public. Critics over the invasion of privacy as airport security undertake their
role has been one of the significant challenges in the industry (Price & Forrest, 2012).
Consequently, some people support intensive scrutiny to ensure safety. Today, security issues in
air transport have been a sensitive issue requiring governments and airlines to come together to
promote safe air travel. For example, a security lapse in air safety procedures led to the shocking
September 11 terrorist attack in 2001 (Tyler, 2017). The attack remains the most high profile
attack in the air transport industry. Intensive security screening to people traveling in airplanes
should be strengthened to promote safety.
Security is a significant feature that travelers consider when choosing a mode of
transport. The increase in security breaches all over the globe calls for strict measures to curb
illegal businesses such as terrorism and the smuggling of illegal products (Tyler, 2017).
Screening may also take time requiring travelers to be at the airport a few hours before taking the
flight. Though complaints about time wasting have been brought forward, concerns for safety
supersedes flight delays. Therefore, scrutinizing people before traveling in planes is used as a
risk management strategy by governments and airlines to benefit the stakeholders.
According to Tyler (2017), security in air transport should be heightened to reduce
security issues and smuggling of illegal goods. Since the security measures can be expensive for
airlines, governments should come forward and support security by funding the security projects.
Accordingly, travelers should understand the sensitivity of the security protocols and duty
officers to undertake their roles effectively (Price & Forrest, 2012). As such, travelers reduce
