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Article: OPEN FORUM/INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) : AIR TRANSPORT SECURITY: A WAKE-UP CALL TO GOVERNMENTS.
- Article from:
- European Report
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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The foiled London terror plot was a reminder of the tremendous progress made on security since 2001. We have a more secure air transport system. The system worked and the terrorists were stopped before they got the airport. Police and intelligence should be congratulated. Passengers should be re-assured that air transport continues to be the safest mode of transport.
These same events are also a wake-up call that further work is needed:
Contingency planning must improve
Governments must take full responsibility for the costs of security
And security measures must be harmonized across borders
Terrorism is a global reality that ...