Travel Alerts- Bahrain Travel Alert April 25, 2012The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for unrest in Bahrain. This Travel Alert supersedes the Travel Alert dated January 23, 2012, and expires on June 30, 2012. It updates information about spontaneous and at times violent demonstrations. All travelers to Bahrain face increased scrutiny from Bahraini authorities, and the Governme […]
- Tunisia Travel Alert April 17, 2012The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for unrest in Tunisia. The security situation in most tourist and business centers remains calm. However, spontaneous and unpredictable events, such as work stoppages and demonstrations still occur, a state of emergency remains in force, and curfews can be re-established on short notice. The U.S. […]
- Guinea Bissau Travel Alert April 13, 2012The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to, or living in, Guinea-Bissau to the continuing possibility of sporadic unrest following reports of fighting and violence in Bissau, as a result of an attempted coup d’état. Embassy Dakar has received reports of explosions and heavy weapons fire in Guinea-Bissau’s capital city. Radio and televis […]
- Egypt Travel Alert March 29, 2012The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Egypt to the continuing possibility of sporadic unrest. Egypt will hold the first round of presidential elections May 23-24, 2012, and if needed, a second round June 16-17, 2012. The new president is scheduled to take office no later than June 30, 2012. Political rallies and demonstr […]
- Bahrain Travel Alert April 25, 2012
Airline Security Changes
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Changes to airline security in the wake of the September 11 attacks by Muslim extremists on various civilian targets within the United States of America have been at time comforting and also disturbing in how they have affected airline traveler’s senses of safety and personal freedom. Security companies like adt that specialize in home security are different from the kinds that provide airline security services, so that means a lot of people who do know a thing or two about domestic safety find themselves at a loss to explain how the airline industry became so transformed.
The following infographic traces airline security back to the way it was just before 9/11, and lets us see the ways in which security has evolved since then to thwart further foreign threats to America’s national safety. This can help you understand what measures were implemented and when they were put into place, in a year by year fashion covering the past decade.
