By Haji Jofri Jaraiee
As a result of the incident the loss of a MAS aircraft MH370, every international airport to do a security checks with more stringent during about to take off to avoid any untoward incidents recurring in the future. Every passenger and aircraft to be examined more carefully before departing for the safety of passengers using the aircraft. Hopefully the missing aircraft MH370 can safely rediscovered.
As reported in the media, the Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) has placed four scanner that uses a system of wave and body temperature at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in order to prevent the smuggling of drugs into the country. This is one of a best ways to prevent the smuggling of drugs and so forth to this country.
However, many are still wondering and do not understand why during the inspection, the passengers were told to open or to take belt off? What is the rationale to take belts off during inspection prior to departure? This is only troublesome the passengers who had to take off and put back their belts during the inspection. Does a scanner or security guard could not detect any objects that could be hidden in the belt during conducted body searches?
Many passengers complained because when removing the belt that is too tight causing the other passengers had to queue up even more that brings a small child and when it’s time to take off. This is just causing the late passengers had to rush into the departure hall. If due to the belts may threaten the safety or one way to hide smuggled goods it feels like it is quite irrelevant.
If the belt is the among the source of smuggling, why not ban passengers use belts before and after the inspection so they do not need to use it while in the aircraft. This matter is probably taken for granted by some people, the important thing is the security at the airport will have to explain about the security before entering the aircraft so that the passengers are not disturbed during a security check at the departure hall.
We hope there is a more sophisticated scanning machines that can detect throughout the whole body of the passengers and can detect all types of equipment or suspicious items from brought in by the passengers without having to remove the passengers accessories like watches, shoes, belts and so on. This will facilitate all matters pertaining to inspection on every passengers through the scanning machines.
We suggest that the customs and the security at the airports can buy Wave System Scanner machine that is even more sophisticated to make rigorous examination without troublesome the passenger who want to travel in comfort. Indeed, we strongly agree with the strict inspection on every passenger that using the international aircraft but the security must also provide comfort to passengers so that their journey is not disturbed by the method that is quite extreme during the inspection until inconvenience their movement during to take off. For domestic flights should only be inspected as usual without having to remove the belt that only troublesome the passenger.
Look for the best method for the safety and the comfort of the air passengers. Hope the authorities concerned will cooperate and further clarification on the security before and during their stay in the aircraft. Cooperation with the relevant parties is highly appreciated.
*** Jofri Jaraiee is PAS Sarawak Deputy Commissioner III cum PAS Miri Chief
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