Asia-Pacific: Extra security measures add to cost burden: AAPA

Govts need to cooperate more closely with the industry when developing aviation security measures, following a year where various countries implemented new security rules unilaterally. Security measures should be risk-based, outcome-focused and proportionate to the probable threat, and not about the elimination of every conceivable risk, says Andrew Herdman, DG of the Association of Asia Pacific. "Unilateral actions taken by individual govts reacting to emerging threats may result in unnecessary disruption or lead to unintended safety consequences," he adds. The issue was also raised by IATA DG Alexandre de Juniac last week. He calls it "concerning and disturbing" that countries such as the US, UK and China have announced unilateral measures without any prior consultation with the industry. <br/>