Manchester airport replaces ‘naked’ body scanners
Manchester airport is replacing its ‘naked’ body scanners with a new generation of privacy friendly security scanners at the end of October.
The trial body scanners became famous for producing a ghost-like body outline which were viewed by airport security officers.
But airport bosses confirmed its current trial will close in six weeks because legislation from Brussels excludes the technology.
In line with Government policy, five new scanners, manufactured by L3, will scan passengers using radio frequency-based millimetre wave technology rather than the low dose x-rays.
A computer analyses the scans and tell airport staff where to look for hidden objects using a stick figure diagram.
"We’re baffled by this situation because health experts say they are safe plus the overwhelming majority of our passengers and security staff prefer body scanners to frisking and it’s frustrating that Brussels has allowed this successful trial to end," said Andrew Harrison, Chief Operating Officer at M.A.G, Manchester Airport’s parent company.
"Our security surveys and those run by the Department for Transport show passengers regularly rate their experience at Manchester as one of the best security processes in the UK if not Europe.
"There’s no doubt that body scanners play a big part in these results. That’s why we are once again investing in new next generation scanner technology where the human examination of images is automated."
The trial of the new five security scanners is expected to last three months.
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