Government to unveil plans for airport security shake-up
Taking your belt and shoes off as you pass through airport security could become a thing of the past.
Government ministers will today unveil new plans to give airports greater flexibility in how they screen passengers and will encourage greater use of technology to lessen the long waits travellers experience in queues.
Currently airports have a ticklist of security measures that they must follow which means that a certain number of travellers must take off their shoes. It also demands that all computers are removed from carry-on luggage.
According to the Daily Telegraph, this may now be scrapped.
Transport secretary Philip Hammond will present the new plans today which will suggest airports spend money on cutting edge screening devices to slash waiting times.
Theresa Villiers, the aviation minister told the Telegraph: “What we are looking for is a better security outcome and we want this done in a more passenger-friendly way.â€
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