EU lawmakers have delayed the introduction at airports of full body scanners, machines that generate images of passengers without their clothes.
MEPs voted for a further study on the implications for privacy and health. Computer pictures generated by the scanners give an outline of passengers bodies beneath their clothes.
Supporters say they detect hidden objects not picked up by traditional metal detectors. But critics say they amount to a virtual strip search.
The new scanners have already been introduced in several US airports and have been tested around the world.
The European Commission - which supports their implementation - has given assurances that the scanners will not be used routinely on all passengers.
“The Commission believes that body scanning methods can complement in a very effective and efficient way the existing security measures at airports,” said spokesman Jens Mester at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
Monday, 6 October 2008
Forty injured in Qantas jet
Forty injured in Qantas jet
A Qantas aircraft made an emergency landing in Western Australia after 40 people were injured following a “sudden change in altitude”.
The Airbus A330-300, flying from Singapore to Perth with 313 people on board, landed at Learmonth Airport in Exmouth after making a mayday call.
Qantas, which operates the route on a code-share with BA, said there was no sign yet as to what caused the altitude change. Emergency services, including medical personnel, met the aircraft on landing.
A number of those injured suffered fractures and lacerations, Qantas said. Ten people with severe injuries were taken to hospital.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has sent two aircraft to Exmouth to help transport the injured to the state capital Perth, around 1,100km (700 miles) south of the town, if necessary.
The police later said Qantas was sending two planes to bring the rest of the passengers to Perth.
A Qantas aircraft made an emergency landing in Western Australia after 40 people were injured following a “sudden change in altitude”.
The Airbus A330-300, flying from Singapore to Perth with 313 people on board, landed at Learmonth Airport in Exmouth after making a mayday call.
Qantas, which operates the route on a code-share with BA, said there was no sign yet as to what caused the altitude change. Emergency services, including medical personnel, met the aircraft on landing.
A number of those injured suffered fractures and lacerations, Qantas said. Ten people with severe injuries were taken to hospital.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has sent two aircraft to Exmouth to help transport the injured to the state capital Perth, around 1,100km (700 miles) south of the town, if necessary.
The police later said Qantas was sending two planes to bring the rest of the passengers to Perth.
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Families with young children could face segregation on flights
Families with young children could face segregation on flights
A US consumer survey has found that the majority of air passengers would like people who fly with young children to be seated in a separate area of the plane. The survey carried out by airfarewatchdog.com found that 85% of the 10,000 travellers polled thought that segregating those travelling with children from other passengers was a good idea, due to frustrations with hyperactive kids and crying babies. Even large portions of parents were in support of seating configurations that kept younger travellers separate from the rest of the cabin.
ww.flightmapping.com
A US consumer survey has found that the majority of air passengers would like people who fly with young children to be seated in a separate area of the plane. The survey carried out by airfarewatchdog.com found that 85% of the 10,000 travellers polled thought that segregating those travelling with children from other passengers was a good idea, due to frustrations with hyperactive kids and crying babies. Even large portions of parents were in support of seating configurations that kept younger travellers separate from the rest of the cabin.
ww.flightmapping.com
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