All airports are required by law to provide baggage and passenger screening to avoid terrorist attacks like that of September 11, 2001 in America. Under the supervision and auspices of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), airports are allowed to hire private security companies to perform the baggage and passenger screening. For these reasons, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) contracted Covenant Aviation Security (CAS) to provide the screening of passengers and their baggage.
After the September 11, 2001, analysts had mixed feelings about private companies screening passengers at the airport because they were saying these private companies allowed the terrorists to board and hijack aircraft. At that time the Congress and the Bush administration decided to federalize airport screeners (Kettl, 2015). Their argument was that the citizens would feel safer when the …show more content…
The best way is to notify them about the search even if it would be done in their absence, but they should know about it. However, for the safety of all passengers on board all bags must be screened thoroughly and passenger pat downs are done to avoid the September 11 crisis. It does not make any difference whether the pat downs or the luggage checks are done by the private security guards or federal workers so long as they are well trained to perform their duties. Another element is motivation of such people screening passengers and baggage. They should get better salaries so they may not be easily bribed by terrorists. Covenant Aviation Security motivates its employees through annual competitions and bonuses, which boost their work morale and stay alert at all times. These competition create continuous improvement for this company and they provide wonderful quality services at all
After the September 11, 2001, analysts had mixed feelings about private companies screening passengers at the airport because they were saying these private companies allowed the terrorists to board and hijack aircraft. At that time the Congress and the Bush administration decided to federalize airport screeners (Kettl, 2015). Their argument was that the citizens would feel safer when the …show more content…
The best way is to notify them about the search even if it would be done in their absence, but they should know about it. However, for the safety of all passengers on board all bags must be screened thoroughly and passenger pat downs are done to avoid the September 11 crisis. It does not make any difference whether the pat downs or the luggage checks are done by the private security guards or federal workers so long as they are well trained to perform their duties. Another element is motivation of such people screening passengers and baggage. They should get better salaries so they may not be easily bribed by terrorists. Covenant Aviation Security motivates its employees through annual competitions and bonuses, which boost their work morale and stay alert at all times. These competition create continuous improvement for this company and they provide wonderful quality services at all