Travel Alerts- Panama February 5, 2012The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel along the Pan-American Highway in western Panama at this time. This Travel Alert expires on February 20, 2012. Disputes over mining rights in western Panama have led to violent confrontations between indigenous groups and Panamanian security forces. These confrontations have resulted in conti […]
- Bahrain Travel Alert January 23, 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 November 18, 2011, and expires on April 19, 2012. It updates information about spontaneous and sometimes violent demonstrations. All travelers to Bahrain face increased scrutiny from Bahraini authorities, and the Gove […]
- Tunisia Travel Alert January 13, 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. […]
- Senegal Travel Alert December 12, 2011The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for civil unrest and disturbances in Senegal prior to and directly following the upcoming Presidential elections scheduled for February 26, 2012. Political demonstrations in June of 2011 were particularly violent, and as certain dates in the election cycle (listed below) come to pass, the potentia […]
- South Pacific Cyclone Season December 12, 2011The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region about the ongoing threat of tropical cyclones affecting the area. While tropical cyclones in the South Pacific may occur throughout the year, the South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season began on November 1 and ends April 30. U.S. citizens living in or traveling […]
- Panama February 5, 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.
