Friday, May 18, 2007
New
Level Of Security at JIA
By Mark Spain
WTLV-TV Ch 12 (NBC),
Jacksonville (FL)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- If you've ever taken a flight
since 9/11, then you know how much tighter airport security has
become.
Jacksonville International Airport is now raising the bar on its
screening process with a new layer of protection.
The Transportation
Security Administration has initiated roving patrols to randomly search
employees, contractors, vendors and others with access to virtually all areas on
airport grounds.
"This is a big step for us. We're trying to actually
catch things before they get into the airport environment," said Ed Goodwin of
the TSA.
Outside random inspection include the use of pat downs, metal
detectors and looking under and through vehicles. Some inspections also take
place inside the airport too.
"Any access area that someone can use their
badge to get into the secure area of the airport we check," said
Goodwin.
Some items have been recovered during these checks but nothing
the TSA has labeled major.
"We're pleasantly surprised that people aren't
in fact bringing dangerous items into the airport," Goodwin said.
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On
the web:
Airport Security & the DC Shuffle
http://www.californiaaviation.org/weblog/2007/04/airport-security-dc-shuffle