Passengers departing from Changi Airport can now expect much more stringent security checks, including body searches, as a request by US authroities following a foiled bomb attack over Detroit on Christmas Day.
Some of these measures include (and not limited to):
a) Passengers to be seated during the final hour of the flight
b) In-flight entertainment system will be shut off at a specific time, including removal of blankets
c) Restriction on the usage of cabin phones
It is understood that different airports across the globe will impose their own respective security measures. On landing in US, they will be expecting "more" security checks in operation.
A background on how this initially evolved:
A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane in a Christmas Day attack that brought tightened aviation security and raised fresh concerns about terrorism.
Some of these measures include (and not limited to):
a) Passengers to be seated during the final hour of the flight
b) In-flight entertainment system will be shut off at a specific time, including removal of blankets
c) Restriction on the usage of cabin phones
It is understood that different airports across the globe will impose their own respective security measures. On landing in US, they will be expecting "more" security checks in operation.
A background on how this initially evolved:
A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane in a Christmas Day attack that brought tightened aviation security and raised fresh concerns about terrorism.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to set off a device containing the explosive pentaerythritol as the aircraft approached the Detroit airport Dec. 25, the U.S. Justice Department said yesterday.
Fortunately, due to the alertness of fellow passengers on board the aircraft, Umar was quickly subdued by force, when they noticed something suspicious was going on.
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