Screening at Airports Yessenia Oseguera Englis 100 Yessenia Oseguera December 1, 2010 English 100 Shamshayooadeh Screening at Airports After the incident during 9/11 many people have started to doubt their security while traveling by plane. Many people feel that the way airports in the United States scan people for deadly weapons or explosives is not effective enough for them to be secure. The Transportation Security Administration has just recently introduced a new machine that virtually strips you down in order to check that you are not carrying anything that will put others in danger. If the passenger refuses to pa through this machine he or she will have to receive a pat down by the security guard at the airport. Some people are happy with these new methods because they feel like now they will be able to feel more secure and they prefer their privacy over their security.
From the carry-on baggage restrictions to the airport baggage screening procedures, airline passengers face a number of security checkpoint hurdles that can affect the time it takes for them to arrive at their departure gate. During the passengers pass through all of the security checkpoints, the security agents are trying to kind and polite to treat the passengers. There are many exaggerations in this video that is for conveying the satire. The security agent grabbed and threw the bag away from the passenger and said that he cannot carry the bag. Also the security agent asked the passenger to complete the rubric cube and if the passenger could not complete it, he would go for full strip search.
liz ericson Composition II 29 April 2009 Airport Security The morning on September 11th was like any other morning. People went to work, and went on about their normal routines. In our airports that day people were checking in their bags, walking through metal detectors, and sending carry-ons through the x-ray machines. The day was anything but normal when members of Al-Qaeda had planned to hijack four commercial passenger jet airliners. Since then security has been a common topic of controversy.
First, there are obviously weather delays. Seasonal weather such as snow storms, blizzards, hurricanes, sleet, freezing rain and even fog can delay a plane from leaving or arriving at its scheduled time. Another factor stems from the customer experience and their familiarity with the policy and procedures at SWA. There is also the size and number of carry on bags. If the bag is larger than the required size, the bag has to now be checked in at the gate.
Addition, author shows that people were complain about taking off of their shoes, buckles, and coats. Also, author tells the behavior detection officers that passengers were complaining about. TSA have great points about the new technology that I respect them. Likewise, the passenger would need to feel safely in the airplane. That is why TSA setup new technology which is help you protect from the bomb.
This is when the pilots or crewmembers fly on the extra seat in the cockpit, or in the cabin if it is not a full flight. There were a couple of more issues throughout the day, such as a flight attendant missing her flight because of being late, and a maintenance issue. The maintenance issue involved replacing one of the belts that drive the baggage carousel. This is a slightly different process since it is handled by the head of maintenance. This requires high technical proficiency, thus the manager just oversees the job.
Arriving on time on Pittsburgh, he ate a sandwich and went to the gate where he waited for his flight to Nashville to board. When his flight began to board, Mike stood nearby so he could get on the plane as soon as possible. From experience he knew that people who boarded a full flight late often could not find space in the overhead bin for their carry on and this appeared to be a hill flight. When Mike handed his ticket to the gate attendant, she told him, “I am sorry sir, you can’t board; your boarding pass is supposed to have a ticket coupon attached. The boarding pass does not verify you have paid for your ticket.” Mike told her, “The boarding pass was ail I was given in Roanoke.
Most airline customers travel for vacation or holiday, and plane fares are a more important criterion rather than product/service differentiation between the airlines. New entrants may be not be able to provide customers with lower rates. Established airlines are also able to provide better fare discounts for regular passengers (mostly geared towards retaining loyalty from business travellers). The huge capital needed to enter into the airline industry is a high barrier to clear for new entrants. The computerized system for online reservations that are used by travel agents or ticketing offices was developed by the already established airline companies.
For example, subordinated were expected to meet their superiors from out of town at the airport, carry their bags, pay their hotel and meal bills, and chauffeur them around day and night. The higher the status of the superior, the more people would accompany him on the flight and larger the retinue that would wait at the airport. “Adherence to the airport” ritual was not merely a social nicety, as DeLorean learned to his dismay on an occasion when he failed to meet his boss, Peter Estes, at the airport. Estes stormed into DeLorean’s shower nearly tearing the shower door off its hings, shouting with atypical rage. “Why the hell wasn’t someone out to meet me at the airport this morning?
Due to poor technological development at that time, air transport was risky and dangerous business associated with many mishaps, accidents and casualties. Since each flight had unpredictable delay and outcome, the air carriers required the passengers to sign “waivers relieving carriers of any and all liability in the event of an injury. When accidents happened, those passengers were left with no remedy for their injuries or losses “ Therefore, governments soon realized that international air