Qatar Airways chief warns on excessive security measures
The CE of a Qatar Airways says that terrorists targeted by the controversial laptop bans introduced in the US and UK will move to locations where there is less scrutiny of airline passengers. Akbar al-Baker says that measures such as the ban are not necessarily “what the travelling public wants”. He argues that terrorists will simply go to airports where there are no bans. “And there are no bans in certain airports that are very risky...but it is far easier to get on to aeroplanes from those places than it is with us,” he says. Baker says that the explosive trace detection test that is already a standard part of airport security provides a ready-made and near-fool-proof alternative to the equipment ban. “This is a 100% solution,” he says. Qatar Airways subjects 4 out of every 10 passengers to this test before boarding. <br/>
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Qatar Airways chief warns on excessive security measures
The CE of a Qatar Airways says that terrorists targeted by the controversial laptop bans introduced in the US and UK will move to locations where there is less scrutiny of airline passengers. Akbar al-Baker says that measures such as the ban are not necessarily “what the travelling public wants”. He argues that terrorists will simply go to airports where there are no bans. “And there are no bans in certain airports that are very risky...but it is far easier to get on to aeroplanes from those places than it is with us,” he says. Baker says that the explosive trace detection test that is already a standard part of airport security provides a ready-made and near-fool-proof alternative to the equipment ban. “This is a 100% solution,” he says. Qatar Airways subjects 4 out of every 10 passengers to this test before boarding. <br/>
