Essay on The Heightening of Airport Security after...

The Heightening of Airport Security after September 11th Extraordinary challenges require extraordinary measures. The terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001 required that we reform our nation’s aviation security system in fundamental ways. Three years after the Sept. 11 tragedies, how far has airport and airlines come? It depends on the source. While it is important for airports to heighten security after the attacks of 9/11, the policies of profiling passengers are inadequate and a necessitate revision. The most visible changes to boost airport securities may be on the airplanes themselves. Many planes have installed bulletproof, locked cockpit doors to secure the pilot and crew from the rest of the plane. Increased†¦show more content†¦The process of screening and profiling has contributed to numerous complaints from passengers who have been selected for additional screening. Passenger profiling at the airport should not be the sole means of protecting our flying public from would-be terrorists. If a present security measure is found to prevent potential customers from flying without providing a meaningful prevention to terrorism, that measure should be relaxed or eliminated. Passengers profiling should be utilized in conjunction with information received from our intelligence community. Close examination and revision of this system is obviously necessary. Our current profiling system is based on a computer program that was developed several years ago. Many people have begun submitting formal comments to the Privacy Office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, urging it to stop airline passenger screening programs that are administered by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). These programs allow travel authorities to access personal information about each passenger from government and commercial databases (Privacy Activism). 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