... it will make air travel safer, says ex-TSA head in plea to stop 'unending nightmare' of airport security
The former head of Transportation Security Administration has said that the country's airport security system is a broken mess making travelling ‘an unending nightmare’ for passengers.
Kip Hawley, who was head of the TSA from 2005-2009, has argued that the system would be more effective if it embraced more risk including allowing passengers to bring almost anything on board including knives, liquids and lighters.
Hawley criticises the current procedure for reducing airport security into an 'Easter-egg hunt' where TSA officers look out for low-risk prohibited items, such as lighters, rather than focusing on disrupting terror plots.
Read more: Former TSA chief argues passengers should be able to take anything on planes to stop the 'unending nightmare' of airport security | Mail Online
The former head of Transportation Security Administration has said that the country's airport security system is a broken mess making travelling ‘an unending nightmare’ for passengers.
Kip Hawley, who was head of the TSA from 2005-2009, has argued that the system would be more effective if it embraced more risk including allowing passengers to bring almost anything on board including knives, liquids and lighters.
Hawley criticises the current procedure for reducing airport security into an 'Easter-egg hunt' where TSA officers look out for low-risk prohibited items, such as lighters, rather than focusing on disrupting terror plots.
Read more: Former TSA chief argues passengers should be able to take anything on planes to stop the 'unending nightmare' of airport security | Mail Online