Nov 11
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“No Scan, No Fly” Policy is to stay at UK airports
Despite EU demands for change, the “no security scan, no fly” policy is set to remain at British Airports.
Justine Greening, the transport secretary, said that there was significant justification, the security threat to Britain, to not allow passengers to opt out from scanning.
“If someone refuses to be scanned, they will not be able to fly”.
Greening also said that they would not be banning x-ray security scanners that are used at British airports, even though the European commissioned had raised concerns about the potential health risks.
The new scanners, that have caused some controversy, were brought into UK airports in February 2010 after the Christmas Day airline bomb plot.
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