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Boarding pass of passenger selected for secondary security screening. Secondary Security Screening Selection or Secondary Security Screening Selectee, known by its initials SSSS, is an airport security measure in the United States which selects passengers for additional inspection. People from certain countries are subject to it by default. [1]
Operating various screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo, and passengers, and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft. Performing searches and screening, which may include physical interaction with passengers (e.g., pat-downs, a search of property, etc.).
Frisking. An evacuee is frisked before being airlifted out of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Frisking (also called a patdown or pat down) is a search of a person's outer clothing wherein a person runs their hands along the outer garments of another to detect any concealed weapons or objects.
The controversy over the new enhanced security procedures at U.S. airports is clearly getting more heated each day. FlyersRights.org, a passenger advocacy group, says it has been receiving 1,000 ...
Image from an active millimeter wave body scanner. A full-body scanner is a device that detects objects on or inside a person's body for security screening purposes, without physically removing clothes or making physical contact. Unlike metal detectors, full-body scanners can detect non-metal objects, which became an increasing concern after ...
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A nun is frisked by a Transportation Security Administration officer at Detroit Metro Airport. " Don't touch my junk " is a phrase that became popular in the United States in 2010 as a criticism of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) patdowns. [1] The word "junk" is American English slang for a man's genitals. [2]
Identification checks. On September 11, some hijackers lacked proper identification, yet they were allowed to board due to being on domestic aircraft. After 9/11, all passengers 18 years or older in the United States must now have valid government-issued photo ID in order to fly. Airports may check the ID of any passenger (and staff member) at ...