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Aircraft and security: "Rome alone" shows the limits of airport checks

Manchester, United Kingdom - Several airport and Jet2 employees have been suspended

"It was easier than my homework, even easier than computer games": the comment released by the 11 yo Liam Corcoran about the difficulty he found to get on a Rome-bound Jet2 aircraft at Manchester airport without ID or boarding pass(AVIONEWS), betrays a typical kid's innocence, but it raises as well several questions about the airport security. Beyond the curiosity this affair can generate, the fact...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143849
Rome, Italy, 07/26/2012 14:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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