Some Security Screening Checkpoints at the Airport


Most of the airports have numerous security screening checkpoints techniques that are situated in different areas of its facility. Passenger, cabin baggage, hold baggage, cargo, and non-passenger screening are typical checkpoints.
These airports checkpoints screen and process people, belonging and cargo nonstop to prevent the entry of restricted and dangerous items. Let’s go through these different types of security screening checkpoints mainly found at the airports.

1. Hold Baggage Screening (HBS)
  • What is screened? Passengers have checked the baggage handed over to the airlines. Computed Tomography (CT) system, explosives detection system (EDS), X-ray a system, explosive trace detection, and physical search. These are the latest technology to be used.
  • Typical Throughout: Liquids, aerosols, and gels (LAGs) of any amount, clothes, shoes, accessories, electronics, toiletries, food, souvenirs.
  • Allowable Items: Sharp objects (knives, box cutters, scissors), firearms, ammunition, sporting equipment, alcohol, self-defense sprays, martial arts weapons, tools.
  • Restricted Items:  Loose lithium batteries, realistic replicas of explosives, e-cigarettes and vaping devices, safety matches, flares, chlorine, and liquid bleach.

2. Passenger Pre-Boarding Screening
  • Who is screened?  Passengers entering the secure area of the airport
  • Methods: Walk-through metal detector, full-body scanner, partial or full pat-down, hand-held metal detector, explosives trace detection

3. Cabin Baggage Screening (CBS)
  • What is screened? Passengers’ carry-on baggage and personal belongings
  • Methods: Explosives trace detection, an X-ray system, physical search
  • Typical Throughput: Garments, shoes, accessories, jewelry, mobiles, laptops, tablets, eReaders, cosmetic product, medication, food/snacks, literature
  • Allowable Items: skates and rollerblades, lighters E-cigarettes and vaping devices, ice, disposable razors, undeveloped camera film
  • Prohibited Items: Firearms, , sporting equipment (baseball bats, golf clubs, ski poles), ammunition, LAGs over a certain amount, hoverboards, fireworks get candles.

 4. Cargo Screening
  • What is screened? Cargo and packages tendered for air transport
  • Methods: X-ray system, explosives trace detection, explosives detection system, electronic metal detection (EMD) system, canine search, physical search. It uses the latest technology for security screening.
  • Prohibited or Restricted Items: Lithium batteries, ivory, fireworks, hazardous materials (HazMat)


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