Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that every passenger flying in the American skies will now have to undergo strict security checking. For this a screening program is being organized that will see 197 air carriers, including 127 that fly internationally participating I it. It will also bring the TSA into compliance with a key recommendation of the federal commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The Transportation Security Administration head John S. Pistole said, “Agency wanted to determine whether "less intrusive" methods could be used with confidence that would-be terrorists could be caught. Pending that outcome, we're not planning to change anything.” He added that the TSA is working to refine controversial new pat-down procedures implemented in November.
The all new security measure will include the use of new scanners and requiring enhanced pat-downs for those who refuse to go through them caused an uproar in recent weeks. Many surveys conducted over the time have shown that the majority of Americans were willing to accept the methods as a necessary price to ensure safe travel.
Mr. Pistole said, “TSA will work "quickly" to determine whether there is a viable alternative but that he has no timetable. Our Website received about 3,300 comments over the weekend about the new procedures, 49 of them were complaints.”
The program is known as ‘Secure Flight’. It is a behind-the-scenes operation designed to discover potential terrorists through a multilevel process that begins with the airlines collecting far more detailed information than in the past when someone buys a ticket. The airlines then forward that information (full name, birth date and sex) to the TSA before the flight. The information is compared against terrorism watch lists.
Source from- http://www.prlog.org/11115267-tsa-launches-mission-secure-flight-to-nab-terrorists-in-us.html
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