Security At Airports

Entry Only With Biometric Passes For Airport Employees

India News | ANI | Tuesday December 31, 2019

In a major step towards strengthening security at airports, the Civil Aviation Ministry has started issuing biometric-based entry passes for employees working at airports.

Tamil Nadu, Kerala On High Alert After Intel On Lashkar Terrorists

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday August 23, 2019

Tamil Nadu is on high alert following intelligence reports that six Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have infiltrated the state. Police in neighbouring Kerala have also been put on alert, with districts adjoining Tamil Nadu ordered to carry out extra inspections

Security At Airports Increased After Terror Red-Alert

Delhi News | Written by Nikhil Pandhi | Saturday October 8, 2016

Security at 22 airports across the country has been dramatically increased following a red-alert issued by intelligence agencies after India conducted surgical strikes across the Line of Control targeting Pakistan based terrorists last month.

Barack Obama Says US is Safe as Millions Set Off on Thanksgiving Travel

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 26, 2015

President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans they were safe as millions of travellers set off for the long Thanksgiving weekend on Wednesday and authorities stepped up security at airports in response to the attacks in Paris two weeks ago.

Egypt Boosts Airport Security After Russia Plane Disaster

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 18, 2015

Egypt's government said Tuesday it is bolstering security at airports over the possibility that a Russian plane departing a Sinai resort was brought down by a bomb late last month.

UK Seeks Extra Security Abroad in Wake of Russian Jet Crash

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 8, 2015

Britain will push for higher security at foreign airports in risky areas even if it means extra delays for passengers, foreign

Home Ministry Cautious, But Rules Out Hijack Bid of Air India London-Delhi Flight

India News | Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Saturday March 28, 2015

The Home Ministry is now looking into the curious incident on board London-Delhi Air India flight when a group of passengers, who claimed to be doctors, reportedly insisted on meeting the captain while treating a fellow passenger who suddenly took ill.

UK Tightens Airport Security After US Warns of Bomb Concerns

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 3, 2014

Britain has stepped up security at airports after U.S. officials said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.

UK Tightens Airport Security After US Warns of Bomb Concerns

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 3, 2014

Britain has stepped up security at airports after US officials said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.

US adds security at airports, World Trade Centre site

World News | Associated Press | Monday May 2, 2011

Some local law enforcement agencies in the US are adding security measures following Osama bin Laden's death, out of what one called "an abundance of caution."In Los Angeles, police say they're stepping up intelligence monitoring, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it will add more police Monday at airports, bridges and the Worl...

Terror alert circular withdrawn

India News | Rahul Srivastava, Nitin Gokhale | Sunday April 5, 2009

There was heightened security at airports and panic among airline passengers on Thursday after a warning that women terrorists could hijack aircraft.