Terror expert says UK airport security poor
27.06.08
A terrorism expert has warned that UK airports are still vulnerable to attack, one year on from the attack on Glasgow Airport.
Security consultant Chris Yates said many of the changes put in place at Glasgow had been copied at other airports around the world. But he said that although some ‘weak points’ in airport security had been addressed, others remained.
Since the attack on June 30 last year cars can no longer drop off passengers outside the main terminal building, which has been fitted with bomb-proof glass. More stringent security has also been introduced for passengers inside the airport.
Mr Yates said the policy of not allowing drop-offs in front of terminal buildings was ‘common sense’ and should always have been in place. But he warned that as the first anniversary of the attack approached, it was ‘entirely possible’ that there could be another attack.
He said: ‘Terrorist groups look for the weakest links in the chain - always. Quite evidently the strike at Glasgow Airport was a significant weak point for airports and there are very many others.’
Mr Yates said that in his opinion, the UK was not taking the threat of ‘aviation terrorism seriously enough’. He added: ‘We have a long way to go before airports here in the UK are secure enough to prevent the prospect of another terrorist attack.’
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