Aviation Security and its Impact on Airports

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Abstract

This paper seeks to identify the different impacts of the strict security being implemented at airports . In addition , this paper also evaluates the effect of these security measures to passengers as well as their responses towards such measures

Introduction

The advancement of human knowledge and technological know-how afforded us a significant number of conveniences of that our ancestors can only dream of one of those is the ability to travel

by air . Ancient myths and legends are evidence that since the earliest stage of human civilization , man is already consumed of approximating the ability of the birds to defy gravity and conquer the sky . This consuming passion eventually paved the way to the historic flight carried out by Wilbur and Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk in the state of North Carolina on December 17 , 1903 , paving the way to the rapid advancement of aeronautics during the 20th century that enabled us to transport almost anything by air (Wells Young , 2004 . Airports were built to accommodate the ever increasing demand for air transportation , with the physical design and operations management also evolving over time to keep pace with the changes in the aviation industry . Airport operations and concerns that are given importance also evolved over time , from the relative safety of flight in the earliest days of civil aviation to the greatest concern of modern aviation , airport security (Wells Young 2004...