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[textarea]Glasgow Airport drugs smuggler jailed
A woman caught trying to smuggle £560,000-worth of drugs into Scotland from Brazil has been jailed for 30 months. Deborah Walsh, 36, was stopped by Glasgow Airport customs who found drugs in the lining of her travel bag. She had arrived from Sao Paolo via Amsterdam.
Ms Walsh admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine between June 2 and 15 this year at the High Court in Glasgow. She said that she had agreed to be a courier to help re-pay a drug debt. Judge Lord Brailsford told her he had reduced the sentence from 60 months due to factors including her early her guilty plea.
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A woman caught trying to smuggle £560,000-worth of drugs into Scotland from Brazil has been jailed for 30 months. Deborah Walsh, 36, was stopped by Glasgow Airport customs who found drugs in the lining of her travel bag. She had arrived from Sao Paolo via Amsterdam.
Ms Walsh admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine between June 2 and 15 this year at the High Court in Glasgow. She said that she had agreed to be a courier to help re-pay a drug debt. Judge Lord Brailsford told her he had reduced the sentence from 60 months due to factors including her early her guilty plea.
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[textarea]New security scanner tested at Glasgow Airport
A new device to detect certain types of explosives has been installed at Glasgow Airport. Cascade Technologies, a company which specialises in gas-detection technology, has fitted the devices at the Scottish travel hub as part of a trial.
The new scanners are intended to find improvised explosive devices and homemade explosives, making travelling a safer experience and part of a series of measures to be introduced prior to the hand luggage liquids ban being lifted.
They use quantum cascade lasers, in an airport security setting. A spokesman for the company said: ‘This is predominantly a data gathering exercise to aid development of the system. There is no real pass / fail flag that will be raised as a result of the trial.'
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A new device to detect certain types of explosives has been installed at Glasgow Airport. Cascade Technologies, a company which specialises in gas-detection technology, has fitted the devices at the Scottish travel hub as part of a trial.
The new scanners are intended to find improvised explosive devices and homemade explosives, making travelling a safer experience and part of a series of measures to be introduced prior to the hand luggage liquids ban being lifted.
They use quantum cascade lasers, in an airport security setting. A spokesman for the company said: ‘This is predominantly a data gathering exercise to aid development of the system. There is no real pass / fail flag that will be raised as a result of the trial.'
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[textarea]Glasgow Airport trials new security screening method to cut queues
The security area at Glasgow Airport is to be remodelled in an attempt to cut delays caused by the many passengers still ignoring restrictions on liquids imposed nearly five years ago, the Scotland on Sunday reports. The airport revealed that security staff are continuing to confiscate hundreds of containers a day, with up to ten bin bags of containers disposed of every 24 hours.
Oversize (more than 100 ml) containers remain a major headache for airports. The problem appears to be most acute with passengers travelling with just hand luggage, who believe the restrictions do not apply to them because they have no checked-in luggage in which to stow larger bottles. In order to try to lessen the affect this has on security queues, Glasgow Airport have launched a trial of new procedures in the search area.
New ‘prep station’ tables have been introduced for passengers to take out liquids and other items from their hand luggage that have to be put through X-ray machines separately. This will enable to staff to intercept oversize containers before passengers join the X-ray queues.
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The fundamental problem is people aren't listening or taking any notice of the restrictions. This is through no fault of their own as restrictions are perceived to be changing all the time and to be fair they have changed somewhat over recent years.
After 9/11 restrictions were imposed on carrying knives and sharp items. This was followed by the attempted bomb plot to blow-up aircraft flying out of London Heathrow airport. Subsequent restrictions banning liquids were brought in except for medicinal liquids prescribed by a doctor. Shortly after, these restrictions were relaxed to allow carry on liquids of no more than 100ml placed in a clear resealable bag. Since then there have been further relaxation to some carry on items because of rules imposed by Europe under the EC300 which is meant to create European wide consistency.
The particular system imposed by The Department For Transport whereby passengers must carry liquid items of no more than 100ml in a clear resealable bag has numerous flaws because of it's reliance on the passenger to follow the rules and declare their clear resealable bag before the security point. This is why so many people are still bringing liquid items to the security point.
The allowance of 10Kg of hand luggage by many low cost operators only serves to aggravate the situation. When passengers only use carry only luggage, they nearly always carry toiletries required for their trip within their 10Kg allowance. Again there is an enormous reliance on the passenger to declare these liquids and many passengers will 'try to dodge the system' thinking they will get away with it.
The Department For Transport or European Law should either ban all liquids except those proscribed by a doctor or allow them all. The current system in place doesn't nothing other than confuse passengers.
The security area at Glasgow Airport is to be remodelled in an attempt to cut delays caused by the many passengers still ignoring restrictions on liquids imposed nearly five years ago, the Scotland on Sunday reports. The airport revealed that security staff are continuing to confiscate hundreds of containers a day, with up to ten bin bags of containers disposed of every 24 hours.
Oversize (more than 100 ml) containers remain a major headache for airports. The problem appears to be most acute with passengers travelling with just hand luggage, who believe the restrictions do not apply to them because they have no checked-in luggage in which to stow larger bottles. In order to try to lessen the affect this has on security queues, Glasgow Airport have launched a trial of new procedures in the search area.
New ‘prep station’ tables have been introduced for passengers to take out liquids and other items from their hand luggage that have to be put through X-ray machines separately. This will enable to staff to intercept oversize containers before passengers join the X-ray queues.
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The fundamental problem is people aren't listening or taking any notice of the restrictions. This is through no fault of their own as restrictions are perceived to be changing all the time and to be fair they have changed somewhat over recent years.
After 9/11 restrictions were imposed on carrying knives and sharp items. This was followed by the attempted bomb plot to blow-up aircraft flying out of London Heathrow airport. Subsequent restrictions banning liquids were brought in except for medicinal liquids prescribed by a doctor. Shortly after, these restrictions were relaxed to allow carry on liquids of no more than 100ml placed in a clear resealable bag. Since then there have been further relaxation to some carry on items because of rules imposed by Europe under the EC300 which is meant to create European wide consistency.
The particular system imposed by The Department For Transport whereby passengers must carry liquid items of no more than 100ml in a clear resealable bag has numerous flaws because of it's reliance on the passenger to follow the rules and declare their clear resealable bag before the security point. This is why so many people are still bringing liquid items to the security point.
The allowance of 10Kg of hand luggage by many low cost operators only serves to aggravate the situation. When passengers only use carry only luggage, they nearly always carry toiletries required for their trip within their 10Kg allowance. Again there is an enormous reliance on the passenger to declare these liquids and many passengers will 'try to dodge the system' thinking they will get away with it.
The Department For Transport or European Law should either ban all liquids except those proscribed by a doctor or allow them all. The current system in place doesn't nothing other than confuse passengers.
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[textarea]Passenger wrong turn shuts Glasgow Airport
A passenger caused chaos and sparked a security alert at Glasgow Airport after walking through the wrong door, the Evening Times reports. Dozens of flights were delayed and part of the terminal was closed for around an hour because of the passenger’s blunder on Sunday afternoon.
The incident happened at around 14:45 when the woman had made her way, through security checks and customs, to the departure lounge. From there, she should have made her way onto her flight. Instead, she took a ‘wrong turn’ and ended up in the arrivals area. Realising her mistake, the woman turned around and walked back into departures – without undergoing any security checks.
When security officials discovered the problem, the terminal’s Domestic and East Piers were closed to all passengers. The woman was allowed to board her flight only after she was interviewed by airport security. The areas were reopened at around 15:45.
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A passenger caused chaos and sparked a security alert at Glasgow Airport after walking through the wrong door, the Evening Times reports. Dozens of flights were delayed and part of the terminal was closed for around an hour because of the passenger’s blunder on Sunday afternoon.
The incident happened at around 14:45 when the woman had made her way, through security checks and customs, to the departure lounge. From there, she should have made her way onto her flight. Instead, she took a ‘wrong turn’ and ended up in the arrivals area. Realising her mistake, the woman turned around and walked back into departures – without undergoing any security checks.
When security officials discovered the problem, the terminal’s Domestic and East Piers were closed to all passengers. The woman was allowed to board her flight only after she was interviewed by airport security. The areas were reopened at around 15:45.
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[textarea]Glasgow – US flight evacuated over ‘threat’
A flight from Glasgow was evacuated at Philadelphia Airport in the US, towed to a remote area and searched by explosive experts yesterday. The 157 passengers and six crew members were taken off the US Airways aircraft shortly before it was due to fly on to Anchorage, Alaska because of a threatening note. Nothing was found in an extensive search.
A spokeswoman for the airline said the information had been received in Europe and passed to authorities in the US. Bomb sniffing dogs went through the luggage, which was taken out of the plane and spread on the runway. No details of the note were given. The incident has been referred to the FBI.
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A flight from Glasgow was evacuated at Philadelphia Airport in the US, towed to a remote area and searched by explosive experts yesterday. The 157 passengers and six crew members were taken off the US Airways aircraft shortly before it was due to fly on to Anchorage, Alaska because of a threatening note. Nothing was found in an extensive search.
A spokeswoman for the airline said the information had been received in Europe and passed to authorities in the US. Bomb sniffing dogs went through the luggage, which was taken out of the plane and spread on the runway. No details of the note were given. The incident has been referred to the FBI.
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[textarea]Concerns over laser pen attacks at Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport is one of the worst for laser pen attacks, the Daily Record reports. There have been 107 incidents at the airport in the last year, meaning that Glasgow ranks highest in Scotland and fourth in the UK for laser attacks, behind Manchester, Birmingham and Heathrow.
Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Richard Taylor told the newspaper: ‘Shining a laser pen at a pilot is extremely dangerous. It is happening at a crucial time, usually when the aircraft is just about to land. Luckily, there have been no major accidents at Glasgow but we do not think we are far off from something really dangerous happening.’
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Glasgow Airport is one of the worst for laser pen attacks, the Daily Record reports. There have been 107 incidents at the airport in the last year, meaning that Glasgow ranks highest in Scotland and fourth in the UK for laser attacks, behind Manchester, Birmingham and Heathrow.
Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Richard Taylor told the newspaper: ‘Shining a laser pen at a pilot is extremely dangerous. It is happening at a crucial time, usually when the aircraft is just about to land. Luckily, there have been no major accidents at Glasgow but we do not think we are far off from something really dangerous happening.’
For more information on this airport news story visit: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott ... -23808257/[/textarea]
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[textarea]Flying start as boarding pass scanner introduced at Glasgow airport
GLASGOW airport has stolen a march over its east coast rival by becoming the first in Scotland to enable passengers to scan their own boarding passes in the security area.
The six automated scanners replace manual checks on boarding cards before travellers go through the security process.
A spokesman for the BAA-owned airport said the machines would reduce “already low queue times” for its 7 million annual passengers.
Managing director Amanda McMillan said: “Our focus has been on improving our customers’ journey through the terminal building and not only will this technology further enhance our compliance with strict industry security regulations, it will significantly reduce the amount of time passengers spend in the security hall, particularly during peak times.”
Full Story: http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/ ... -1-2502881[/textarea]
Interesting article. Most airports rely on manually checking boarding passes prior to passing through the security process. With so many boarding passes to check the chance of error must be high with the human process.
It would be interesting to know how they have managed to automate the process given the amount of different types of boarding passes that are in use these days because each airline uses their own style of boarding pass.
The information will essentially be the same but the print out is different with every airline. Some airlines use paper slips or even QR Codes on mobile phones for boarding passes. Very few airlines are using the traditional style of boarding cards so is the equipment might be limited to certain types depending on what it can accept?
Presumably the area where these machines are placed will still need manning to ensure people don't try tailgate to jump over the turnstiles?
GLASGOW airport has stolen a march over its east coast rival by becoming the first in Scotland to enable passengers to scan their own boarding passes in the security area.
The six automated scanners replace manual checks on boarding cards before travellers go through the security process.
A spokesman for the BAA-owned airport said the machines would reduce “already low queue times” for its 7 million annual passengers.
Managing director Amanda McMillan said: “Our focus has been on improving our customers’ journey through the terminal building and not only will this technology further enhance our compliance with strict industry security regulations, it will significantly reduce the amount of time passengers spend in the security hall, particularly during peak times.”
Full Story: http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/ ... -1-2502881[/textarea]
Interesting article. Most airports rely on manually checking boarding passes prior to passing through the security process. With so many boarding passes to check the chance of error must be high with the human process.
It would be interesting to know how they have managed to automate the process given the amount of different types of boarding passes that are in use these days because each airline uses their own style of boarding pass.
The information will essentially be the same but the print out is different with every airline. Some airlines use paper slips or even QR Codes on mobile phones for boarding passes. Very few airlines are using the traditional style of boarding cards so is the equipment might be limited to certain types depending on what it can accept?
Presumably the area where these machines are placed will still need manning to ensure people don't try tailgate to jump over the turnstiles?
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[textarea]Airport alert as car is driven through security checkpoint
A SECURITY alert was raised at Glasgow Airport after German tourists managed to drive their hire car through a checkpoint and beyond a perimeter fence.
It is understood the pensioners told security staff who eventually apprehended them that they were only following the satellite navigation instructions to take them to Loch Lomond. A witness said they had the system set to 'foot passenger' mode.
The airport, which is playing down concerns over security, denied reports the couple's car had managed to get within yards of the runway and no investigation is being carried out into what happened.
However, one insider said the incident raised concerns about the breach of security so close to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Read more: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/tran ... t.23073936[/textarea]
A SECURITY alert was raised at Glasgow Airport after German tourists managed to drive their hire car through a checkpoint and beyond a perimeter fence.
It is understood the pensioners told security staff who eventually apprehended them that they were only following the satellite navigation instructions to take them to Loch Lomond. A witness said they had the system set to 'foot passenger' mode.
The airport, which is playing down concerns over security, denied reports the couple's car had managed to get within yards of the runway and no investigation is being carried out into what happened.
However, one insider said the incident raised concerns about the breach of security so close to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Read more: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/tran ... t.23073936[/textarea]
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